style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Killke
occupied the region from 900 to 1200, prior to the arrival of the
Incas in the 13th century. Carbon-14
dating of
Sacsayhuaman, the
walled complex outside Cusco, has demonstrated that the
Killke culture constructed the fortress about 1100. The Inca
later expanded and occupied the complex in the 13th century and after. On 13
March 2008, archaeologists discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway
and aqueduct system at
Sacsayhuaman.
This find plus the results of excavations in 2007, when another temple was
found at the edge of the fortress, indicates religious as well as military use
of the facility.
Inca history
Cuzco was the capital of the Inca Empire (13th
century-1532). Many believe that the city was planned as an effigy in the shape
of a puma, a sacred animal. Under the Inca, the city had two sectors: the urin and hanan. Each was further divided to encompass two of the four
provinces, Chinchasuyu (NW), Antisuyu (NE),
