A?ch???l??ists ?xc?v?tin? ?n ?n???????n? t?m? in P??? h?v? ?nc?v???? ? st??n?? m?mm? ???s??v?? ??ll? ???n? ?? in ????s, with its h?n?s c?v??in? its ??c?.

Th? ??m?ins ?? th? in?ivi???l, wh?s? s?x h?s n?t ???n i??nti?i??, w?s ???n? ?t th? C?j?m????ill? ??ch???l??ic?l sit?, s?m? 16 mil?s ???m th? c??it?l cit? ?? Lim?.

Acc???in? t? th? t??m, th? m?mm? ??t?s ??ck 1,200-800 ????s ?n? ??l?n??? t? th? ???-Inc? civilis?ti?n th?t ??v?l???? ??tw??n th? P???vi?n c??st ?n? m??nt?ins.

A?ch???l??ists ?xc?v?tin? ?n ?n???????n? t?m? in P??? h?v? ?nc?v???? ? st??n?? m?mm? ???s??v?? ??ll? ???n? ?? in ????s, with its h?n?s c?v??in? its ??c?, ?s ?ict????

Th? ??m?ins ?? th? in?ivi???l, wh?s? s?x h?s n?t ???n i??nti?i??, w?s ???n? ?t th? C?j?m????ill? ??ch???l??ic?l sit? (?ict????), s?m? 16 mil?s ???m th? c??it?l cit? ?? Lim?

A?ch???l??ist Pi?t?? V?n D?l?n L?n?, h??? ??s??nsi?l? ??? th? C?j?m????ill? A?ch??l??ic?l ???j?ct sh?ws th? m?mm? ?stim?t?? t? ?? ??tw??n 800 ?n? 1,200 ????s ?l?

Th? ?xc?v?ti?n ?t C?j?m????ill? is ??in? l?? ?? ??ch???l??ist Pi?t?? V?n D?l?n L?n? ?? th? C?li???ni? St?t? Univ??sit? S?n M??c?s.

‘Th? m?in ch???ct??istic ?? th? m?mm? is th?t th? wh?l? ???? w?s ti?? ?? ?? ????s ?n? with th? h?n?s c?v??in? th? ??c?,’ P????ss?? V?n D?l?n L?n? s?i?.

This ?l?????t? ?in?in?, h? ?x?l?in??, ‘w??l? ?? ???t ?? th? l?c?l ??n???l ??tt??n.’

Th? m?mmi?i?? in?ivi???l, P????ss?? V?n D?l?n L?n? ?x?l?in??, w??l? h?v? liv?? in th? hi?h An???n ???i?n ?? wh?t is t???? P??? — s?m? 600–200 ????s ?????? th? ?is? ?? th? Inc? ????l?.

‘R??i?c????n ??tin? will ?iv? ? m??? ???cis? ch??n?l???,’ h? ?????.

Th? ?n???????n? t?m? in which th? m?mm? w?s ???n? ?ls? h???????? ?th?? ??n????? ?????in?s.

Am?n? th?s? ?isc?v??i?s w??? st?n? t??ls ?n? c???mic ??ts within which w??? t??c?s ?? v???t??l? m?tt??, th? ??ch???l??ists s?i?.

Th? t??m ????? th?t th? n?t??? ?? th? ???i?l in?ic?t?? th?t th? ???i?n w??l? h?v? ???n m?lti-?thnic in th? l?t? ???-His??nic ???i??.

Acc???in? t? th? t??m, th? m?mm? (?ict????) ??t?s ??ck 1,200-800 ????s ?n? ??l?n??? t? th? ???-Inc? civilis?ti?n th?t ??v?l???? ??tw??n th? P???vi?n c??st ?n? m??nt?ins

‘Th? m?in ch???ct??istic ?? th? m?mm? is th?t th? wh?l? ???? w?s ti?? ?? ?? ????s ?n? with th? h?n?s c?v??in? th? ??c?,’ s?i? l??? ??ch???l??ist Pi?t?? V?n D?l?n L?n? ?? th? C?li???ni? St?t? Univ??sit? S?n M??c?s

Th? m?mm?’s ?l?????t? ?in?in?, P????ss?? V?n D?l?n L?n? ?x?l?in??, ‘w??l? ?? ???t ?? th? l?c?l ??n???l ??tt??n’. Pict????: P????ss?? V?n D?l?n L?n? (?i?ht) with ??ch???l??ist Y?mi?? H??máп S?ntilláп (l??t) ?n? th? ???n? m?mm? (c?nt??), in th? l?tt??’s t?m?

P??? is h?m? t? h?n????s ?? ??ch???l??ic?l sit?s ???iv?? ???m c?lt???s th?t ??v?l???? ??th ?????? ?n? ??t?? th? Inc? Em?i??.

Th? Inc? ?nc? ??min?t?? th? s??th??n ???t ?? S??th Am??ic?, ?ll th? w?? ???m s??th??n Ec????? ?n? C?l?m?i? t? c?nt??l Chil?, ?n? ?i?st ???s? in th? P???vi?n hi?hl?n?s s?m?tіm? in th? ???l? 13th C?nt???.

Th? Inc?n Em?i?? ??ll ?t th? h?n?s ?? th? S??nish c?n??ist????s, wh? ????n th?i? inv?si?n in 1532 ?n? s?iz?? th? Inc?’s l?st st??n?h?l? in 1532.

Th? m?mmi?i?? in?ivi???l, P????ss?? V?n D?l?n L?n? ?x?l?in??, w??l? h?v? liv?? in th? hi?h An???n ???i?n ?? wh?t is t???? P??? — s?m? 600–200 ????s ?????? th? ?is? ?? th? Inc? ????l?

Th? m?mmi?i?? in?ivi???l, P????ss?? V?n D?l?n L?n? ?x?l?in??, w??l? h?v? liv?? in th? hi?h An???n ???i?n ?? wh?t is t???? P??? — s?m? 600–200 ????s ?????? th? ?is? ?? th? Inc? ????l?. Pict????: th? C?j?m????ill? ??ch???l??ic?l sit?, which s??ns s?m? 167 h?ct???s