Excavations and Mysteries in Machu Picchu

Excavations and Mysteries

 in Machu Picchu

Built in the classic Inca style with intricately carved drystone walls Machu Picchu likely originated as an abandoned site around the mid-16th century It was virtually unknown to the outside world until its rediscovery in 1911 The striking structure once the residence of the Inca Emperor Pachacuti blends uniquely with the natural landscape Machu Picchu a 15th-century Inca fortress in the Peruvian Andes is renowned for its intricate drystone walls and stunning views It was built for the Inca emperor

Above the Sacred Valley and along the Urubamba River a deep canyon with a subtropical mountain climate is formed although no contemporary written records confirm this Abandoned approximately a century later it was built around 1450. Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas" Machu Picchu is one of the most striking symbols of Inca civilization and a major archaeological site in the Americas Furthermore it is subject to varying osteological stresses and chemical densities suggesting that long-term diets were unique to different regions

Sacrifices of followers to accompany the deceased nobleman into the afterlife The sacrifices of animals liquids and earth to the gods were common and were performed at the Condor altars large carved stones resembling the condor bird which the Incas considered to represent the higher world. Above these structures was a sacred hill the main temple and the Temple of the Three Windows This tradition has been preserved by members of modern Andean religions and very little is known about human sacrifice at Machu Picchu although it is known that many sacrifices were never properly buried There is evidence that animal sacrifices were performed at this altar