Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

Join John Leguizamo as he examines the ancient civilizations of pre-Columbian America. Join creator host John Leguizamo as he examines the accomplishments and rise of the Great Empires and ...

If a flawed family-friendly movie can kindle the audience’s curiosity in pre-Columbian civilizations, that’s a net positive. And that’s just the effect that the brightly colored “Dora and the Search ...

A new study challenges widespread notions about khipus, intricate cord and knot information-recording systems, based on Spanish colonial-era sources. reading time 2 minutes The Inca were a ...

The absence of modern-day calculators did not stop ancient cultures from performing extraordinary feats of mathematics. The ancient Greeks kept count with abaci, frames with rods or grooves for moving ...

Researchers in Peru have announced the discovery of more than 100 previously unknown archaeological structures at Gran Pajatén, a pre-Columbian settlement in the remote reaches of the Andes Mountains.

A charming Samantha Lorraine plays the adventure-seeking Latina heroine in Alberto Belli’s mildly amusing, at times visually perplexing romp aimed at young audiences. If a flawed family-friendly movie ...