Peruvian scientists use DNA to trace origins of Inca emperors

[Judi Lynn]

Peruvian scientists use DNA to trace origins of Inca emperors
26 MAY 2018




AFP/File / GOH CHAI HIN
The Inca empire included the mountain-top citadel of Machu Picchu


Researchers in Peru believe they have traced the origins of the Incas -- the largest pre-Hispanic civilization in the Americas -- through the DNA of the modern-day descendants of their emperors.

From their ancient capital Cusco, the Incas controlled a vast empire called Tahuantinsuyo, which extended from the west of present-day Argentina to the south of Colombia.

They ruled for more than two hundred years before being conquered by the invading Spanish in the 16th century.

The empire included the mountain-top citadel of Machu Picchu in modern-day Peru -- now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major tourist attraction.

More:
https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/peruvian-scientists-use-dna-trace-origins-inca-emperors-doc-15b5no1

Also posted in Anthropology:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/12293845

Information about the Inca Trail, still not well known by majority of US Americans:

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_Trail_to_Machu_Picchu




Images:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrEwVo5uAlbfFAAeCuLuLkF;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNTc0ODMEX3IDMgRiY2sDZWFlcjdmOWNnbDI5ZyUyNmIlM0Q0JTI2ZCUzRGZFVE9PSzFyWUgzS3VfNWJGaWk4THF3a19jX3JYc19ya1E2azM1dGQ0N2NwM1EtLSUyNnMlM0RkayUyNmklM0RXTmh2aGViRUpQQUVDbk5qMGdpcwRmcgMEZ3ByaWQDVnQyNGFrTnVSbDIzbWZXZk1ibDlxQQRtdGVzdGlkA251bGwEbl9zdWdnAzEwBG9yaWdpbgNpbWFnZXMuc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAMxNQRxdWVyeQNpbmNhIHRyYWlsIHBlcnUEdF9zdG1wAzE1MjczNjM2NDYEdnRlc3RpZANudWxs?gprid=Vt24akNuRl23mfWfMbl9qA&pvid=v56bjDEwLjHlO2d6WQqJMADYNjUuMgAAAAAPRgOQ&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&p=inca+trail+peru&ei=UTF-8&iscqry=&fr=sfp#id=77&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Factiveadventures.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F01%2F10151582678556523-1500x998.jpg&action=close





Many intriguing images of what's left of the Inca Empire:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrEwVp.uQlbeT0ARLyJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNjI4NTcEX3IDMgRhY3RuA2NsawRiY2sDZWFlcjdmOWNnbDI5ZyUyNmIlM0Q0JTI2ZCUzRGZFVE9PSzFyWUgzS3VfNWJGaWk4THF3a19jX3JYc19ya1E2azM1dGQ0N2NwM1EtLSUyNnMlM0RkayUyNmklM0RXTmh2aGViRUpQQUVDbk5qMGdpcwRjc3JjcHZpZANvbThOY0RFd0xqSGxPMmQ2V1FxSk1BUkVOalV1TWdBQUFBQWlzR3FlBGZyA3NmcARmcjIDc2EtZ3AEZ3ByaWQDX21nc01LVGZSS0d6R0s3UTlDcFluQQRtdGVzdGlkA251bGwEbl9zdWdnAzEwBG9yaWdpbgNpbWFnZXMuc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAMxMgRxdWVyeQNJbmNhIGVtcGlyZSAEdF9zdG1wAzE1MjczNjQ1MTkEdnRlc3RpZANudWxs?gprid=_mgsMKTfRKGzGK7Q9CpYnA&pvid=om8NcDEwLjHlO2d6WQqJMARENjUuMgAAAAAisGqe&p=Inca+empire+&fr=sfp&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&ei=UTF-8&n=60&x=wrt#id=240&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2FoB6eY-wsqBMY5vbToV8BBaLFQ4LIYZmff_eTIcQSU3mmW49i3pqkhf2Kx8aPZlQhkzIaeyk7lrz1XEl5KvMkRbJwQbCeUD1mNWELJpl588dhmS32A5f6pmr9s1piThWzRJQ&action=close

[exboyfil]

1. I enjoyed this series of lectures from Great Courses

https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/lost-worlds-of-south-america.html

[Judi Lynn]

2. That resource looks so worthwhile. My goodness.

I remember reading a couple of years ago that the ruling class enforced a system of insuring every citizen got adequate food daily with a very sophisticated, effective system.

Along the roads formed in the mountains used daily by travelers, they positioned stations containing food continually so the people travelling from place to place in the mountains had a way to sustain themselves while traveling long distances.
I was so surprised at that level of concern for the common good from such a groups far removed from the struggle for survival. It was stunning to discover.

Thanks for you for suggesting the "Great Courses" series on "Lost Worlds of South America." It couldn't help but be fascinating.

[left-of-center2012]

3. "Buy wait. There's more "

Apparently there are 86 free Great Courses videos on YouTube.
I don’t know if these South American ones are included.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30RAv-0lkxExO_GvS_hnDOCYGV3sPq3t

[COLGATE4]

4. I can't believe that the map showing the Inca roads

calls Chile "Chili". Great scholarship.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Yep, I saw that immediately, but chose that map because it also named all the countries

the Inca empire covered.

That was more important to me than the misspelled word.

Thank you for your kind concern, Colgate4. So thoughtful.

[Judi Lynn]

6. A Groundbreaking New DNA Study May Have Finally Determined Where Inca Emperors Originated

May 27, 2018
A Groundbreaking New DNA Study May Have Finally Determined Where Inca Emperors Originated
The mystery of the origin of the Incas may finally be solved as scientists have conducted major DNA research on the descendants of Inca emperors.



Peruvian scientists believe that they may have finally at long last discovered where the Incas originated from thanks to a major new study conducted on the DNA of descendants of great Inca emperors.

The pre-Hispanic Tahuantinsuyo empire that the Incas created, which includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu, can be counted as one of the largest that ever existed in the Americas, with emperors controlling their vast number of people from the capital of Cusco, as Phys.org report.

The Incas once had a thriving empire that was in existence for over 200 years and which only ended after the arrival of Spanish conquerors during the 16th century.

It is down to the huge amount of interest and enthusiasm that scientists Jose Sandoval and Ricardo Fujita have for the ancient Inca civilization that the two men decided to try and discover what the genetic makeup of the Incas might be. Fujita and Sandoval were also intent on discovering whether two legends on the origin of the Incas were correct.

More:
https://www.inquisitr.com/4916731/a-groundbreaking-new-dna-study-may-have-finally-determined-where-inca-emperors-originated-from/