Secrets Of The Ancient Incas

An introduction to the secret teachings and ancient traditions of the Incas, covering initiation, tool gathering, shamanic work, the drawing of natural energies, and more.

The Incas were an ancient people. Scholars try to understand how the Incas lived. But that can be hard. The Incas had no written language. Most of what we know about Incas comes from artifacts and from the Spanish. They conquered the Inca Empire in the 16th century A.D. Then they wrote down the stories they heard. Today, people still travel to the ancient Incan ruins in Peru to try to unravel the secrets of this ancient civilization. Book jacket.

Analyzes Inca mythology in light of the historical events that transformed their world at the time of the arrival of Spanish conquistadors.

Details the status of contemporary research on Incan civilization, and addresses mysteries of the founding and abandonment of Machu Picchu, charting its archaeological history from 1911 to the present.

First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 feet above the torrent of the Urubamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba, but he had nevertheless made an astonishing and memorable discovery, which he describes in his bestselling book LOST CITY OF THE INCAS.

Describes the archaeological digs and findings in Peru about the Incas.

The ancient Inca civilization is known having a developed economy, but the people didn’t use money. In fact, the society didn’t have it. This is just one fact presented in this volume, which provides an in-depth look at the Inca economy. The title covers terrace farming, irrigation, livestock, and the role of mit’a labor in ancient Peru. Through the text’s coverage of the government’s distribution of goods and services, readers will understand why the society is sometimes called a utopia. Written with age-appropriate language and accompanied by highly detailed images, this title makes classroom social studies concepts accessible for readers.

Color Overheads Included! Welcome to the fascinating world of the Ancient Incasrulers of the largest empire of the New World prior to the Spanish arrival. At the height of their reign, Incas controlled nearly two thousand miles of the western coast of South Americafrom northern Ecuador to central Chile. The activities in this book provide insight into the history, religion, culture, art, and life of the ancient Incas. The eight full-color transparencies at the back of the book can be used alone or with specific activities listed in the table of contents.