The pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom (circa 1000-1400 CE), along Peru’s southern coast, was one of the most wealthy and influential of its time before falling to the Inca and Spanish empires. Scientists have ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the ...

Long-distance migration along Peru's Pacific coast began at least 800 years ago, centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire ...

CHINCHA VALLEY, PERU—According to a statement released by the University of Sydney, seabird guano may have been a major factor in the rise of Peru’s precolonial Chincha Kingdom, a powerful coastal ...

New research suggests seabird guano helped transform the Chincha Kingdom into one of the most prosperous societies in ancient Peru. Chemical clues in centuries-old maize show farmers fertilized their ...

New study shows ancient DNA evidence of migration in Peru's Chincha Valley, proving North Coast settlers arrived centuries before Inca rule.

Archaeologists working along the southern coast of Peru have unearthed nearly 200 reed posts adorned with human vertebrae. Sound macabre, but these spines on spikes may have been a response to the ...

New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—was not only essential to boosting corn yields and supercharging agriculture in ancient Peru, but it may have been a ...

Learn how ancient DNA traced a massive pre-Inca migration along Peru’s coast, and how communities preserved their cultural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Islands off the coast of Peru are home to millions of seabirds. Their droppings were an important fertiliser for Indigenous people ...