Roughly 21 kilometers off Peru’s southern coast, the Chincha Islands hold vast deposits of seabird guano accumulated over ...
The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations ...
Chincha, in southern Peru, is one of several river valleys along the desert coast fed by Andean highland waters, which have long been key to irrigation agriculture. About 25 kilometers out to sea are ...
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 polity that reached an ...
In our new study published in PLOS One, we find evidence for a surprising potential source of power and influence: bird poo.
Article title: Seabirds shaped the expansion of pre-Inca society in Peru Author countries: Australia, U.S.
New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—was not only essential to boosting corn ...
At the height of the Chincha Kingdom’s power 800 years ago, the valley was home to roughly 100,000 people. Before they ...
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Peru's Cusco region now counts five Hierarchy 4 tourism resources—Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Historic Center of Cusco, the Temple of St. Peter the Apostle of Andahuaylillas, and the Saqsaywaman ...
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