They refer to an academic article written by Peruvian historian Donato Amado Gonzales and American scholar Brian S. Bauer.
In the article, the authors write that they have looked for the place name on maps from the 19th century, information in documents from the 17th century, as well as the field notes of the American explorer Hiram Bingham, without having seen anything referring to the place as Machu Picchu.
Bingham is considered the modern discoverer of the ruined city.
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– Significant data
To the newspaper, Bauer says that they went through several maps and atlases that were drawn before Bingham’s time in search of the correct name.
– There is significant data that indicates that the Inca city was actually called Picchu, or more likely Huaya Picchu.
The researchers refer to an atlas from 1904 where the ruins are mentioned by the latter name.
– The most definitive connections to the original name of the Inca city are preserved in stories written by Spanish conquerors just after they took the area in the late 16th century, according to Bauer.
– The story must be rewritten
This is not the first time that the mythical city in the Andes has ended up in the media spotlight as a result of historical uncertainty.
– The history books must be rewritten – also my own book, said senior researcher Inge Schjellerup at the Danish National Museum to Denmark’s radio.
The book came out in October.
– The discovery is important for understanding the timeline for the Inca Empire in general. We also know now that some of the Incas’ conquests of, for example, Argentina took place around the same time as Machu Picchu was built. So it moves the kingdom’s heyday a few decades back in time, Schjellerup said.
