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🔬 Science
March 20, 2026 at 04:20 PM
Humans May Have Transported Live Parrots Over the Andes Mountains Along Sophisticated Trade Routes Before the Rise of the Inca Empire
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
A new archaeological study reveals pre-Inca humans transported live parrots over the Andes, suggesting sophisticated ancient trade routes and human-animal interaction.
archaeology
ancient Peru
parrots
trade routes