New research suggests the Band of Holes in southern Peru may have been first a market and later an Inca accounting device.

Researchers used drones to get another look at the "Band of Holes" along Monte Sierpe, and their work suggests that the Inca ...

In southern Peru, a long line of holes runs across a barren hillside. The “Band of Holes,” or Monte Sierpe (“Serpent Mountain ...

The Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru has been uninhabited for centuries. But it is nevertheless well preserved.

The Inca Empire in South America, one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies, was known for many innovations — such as the architecture of Machu Picchu, an extensive road network, and a system ...