New study takes a bird’s-eye view of the Nasca Lines
Enlarge (credit: Masaki Eda) At first glance, one of the most famous figures of Peru’s Nasca Lines looks like a fairly generic hummingbird. But the details of the drawing—and those…
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How to brew ancient Wari beer
Enlarge (credit: Donna Nash) When the people of the Wari Empire (predecessors of the Inca) abandoned the southern Andes around 1100 CE, they made sure nobody else could enjoy their…