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 ...
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Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
The Chincha Kingdom was transporting seabird excrement from islands to valleys as early as the 13th century, and this ...
In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler ...
Seabird poop played a key role in Chincha Kingdom agriculture, fueling economic growth and political influence in ancient ...
When it comes to the success of ancient civilizations, the first things that come to mind are typically their military ...
In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler ...
In ancient Andean cultures, fertilizer was power, said archaeologist Dr. Jacob Bongers, whose findings highlight the ...
New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—was not only essential to boosting corn ...
Maize farmers in Peru’s Chincha Valley were fertilizing their crops with seabird poop as early as the year 1250 ...
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