As such, there was no written record of Machu Picchu’s history. Over the years, researchers have searched for other ways to unravel the mystery of its construction. One Yale archaeologist in ...

Machu Picchu is formed of buildings ... could help uncover clues to reveal the reasons for its construction, the activities that took place there, and its subsequent abandonment.

Machu Picchu’s most important structure is the Intihuatana or “hitching post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone construction that ancient priests may have used to study the heavens and ...

Machu Picchu continues with its activities in a ... Education; Housing, Construction and Sanitation; Transportation and Communications; Energy and Mines; Interior; Defense, and public and private ...

Machu Picchu was rediscovered by Yale University archaeologist Hiram Bingham in July 1911. His black and white photographs of the crumbling stone construction, spilling over the mountain and ...

Inca mastery of landscape and environment is epitomised at Machu Picchu, their most famous ruin. Many archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was a summer retreat for the emperor and his family.