The famed “Band of Holes” known as Monte Sierpe in the Andes of Peru have puzzled scientists for a century. New research suggests the holes were the site of an ancient marketplace. The Inca rulers may ...

A series of unusual architectural formations emerging from the dense forests of the Yucatán Peninsula is reshaping how archaeologists understand ancient Maya commerce. These structures, arranged in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The famed “Band of Holes” known as Monte Sierpe in the Andes of Peru have puzzled scientists for a century. New research suggests the holes were the ...

The Pisco Valley of southern Peru’s Andes Mountains features 5,200 precisely aligned ancient holes dug into the foothills. For a century, what the holes were actually used for has remained a wildly ...