Lost History

El Tajín: The lost city of the "Thunder" and a mysterious people 3

El Tajín: The lost city of the “Thunder” and a mysterious people

In approximately 800 BC, before the rise of the Aztec empire, a society in southern Mexico built this wondrous city. Who they were, however, still remains a mystery. The city remained lost for centuries, hidden by the tropical jungle, until it was quite literally stumbled upon by a government official.
Machu Picchu: Ancient DNA sheds new light on Lost City of the Incas 7

Machu Picchu: Ancient DNA sheds new light on Lost City of the Incas

Machu Picchu originally functioned as a palace within the estate of the Inca emperor Pachacuti between 1420 and 1532 CE. Before this study, little was known about the people who lived and died there, where they came from or how they were related to the inhabitants of the Inca capital of Cusco.