A blog about pre-columbian civilisations. The Olmecs, the Mayans, the Zapotecs, the Incas, the Toltecs & the Aztecs.
In 1911, Hiram Bingham, famed American explorer, stumbled across a remote Inca city atop a high peak in the Andes.
The site was called Machu Picchu – perhaps the most famous ruin in the world. What was its purpose? Was it, like Bingham believed, a military fortress?
Or did this glorious ruin have a secret purpose? From the mountains of Peru, Josh will follow in the footsteps of Hiram... 
Welcome to Ancient World, a blog about pre-columbian civilisations. The Olmecs, the Mayans, the Zapotecs, the Incas, the Toltecs & the Aztecs.
