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Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu). Major construction and occupation: c. 1440 CE – 1536 CE (Imperial Period). Sacred Valley of the Incas, […]

Rapa Nui (Polynesian). Built primarily between 1000 and 1500 CE (Middle Period). Southeastern Pacific Ocean, approximately 3,700 km (2,300 miles) […]

Maya and Maya-Toltec. Major occupation from the Late Classic (c. 600 CE) through the Early Postclassic (c. 1200 CE). Northern […]

Khmer Empire. Constructed c. 1113–1150 CE (during the reign of Suryavarman II). Northwest Cambodia, near the modern town of Siem […]

Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu). Constructed c. 1450 CE (Abandoned c. 1572 CE). Eastern Cordillera of the Andes, above the Urubamba River […]

Nazca Culture (with some earlier Paracas influence). c. 500 BCE – 500 CE (Nazca culture flourished c. 1–700 CE). Peruvian […]

Chimú Kingdom (Chimor) c. 850 AD – 1470 AD (Peak c. 1300–1470 AD) Moche Valley, North Coast of Peru (near […]

Nzinga Mbande, also known as Queen Nzinga or Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande, stands as a towering figure of resistance […]

The Olmec heads statues stone sculptures, stand as a testament to the sophisticated art skills and societal complexity of the […]

The limestone bedrock of Quintana Roo, Mexico, conceals a labyrinth of subterranean wonders: the Tulum cenotes. These sinkholes, portals to […]

The Great Pyramid of Cholula, a sprawling testament to Mesoamerican ingenuity, rises from the heart of Mexico’s Puebla Valley, a […]

The Head of Nefertiti (Bust of Nefertiti), a painted limestone bust, is an iconic representation of ancient Egyptian artistry and […]