Monday, July 27, 2009

Who Even Knew The Incas Had Cars?

Will no one think of the polar bears?
A warm spell spanning four centuries allowed the ancient Incas to use mountain land for agriculture and led to a massive expansion of their empire, experts claim.

New research reveals how an increase in temperature between AD1100 and 1533 allowed the Incas to cultivate more land, and develop irrigation, canals and terraces.

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