A specific type of seabird poo helped build one of the most successful ancient societies in Peru, scientists have found. The ...

When it comes to the success of ancient civilizations, the first things that come to mind are typically their military ...

Maize farmers in Peru’s Chincha Valley were fertilizing their crops with seabird poop as early as the year 1250 ...

Learn how ancient bird poop boosted corn harvests and helped turn the Chincha Kingdom into a powerful coastal society.

Archaeological analysis of items from a pre-Inca Peruvian kingdom reveals their prosperity was built on bird poop.

B efore the rise of the Inca Empire, the Chichan Kingdom thrived for centuries on the southwest coast of Peru. At its height, the kingdom was home to an estimated 100,000 people w ...

The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations ...

New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano – nutrient-rich bird droppings – was not only essential to ...

Sabrina Carpenter is being called out for her bird poop incident at the 2026 Grammys. The pop icon came up with an ...

In A Nutshell Between 1250 and 1400 CE, Peru’s Chincha Kingdom mastered seabird guano fertilization, enabling agriculture in one of Earth’s driest deserts centuries before the Inca Empire arrived ...

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Guano dramatically boosted the production of maize, and the surplus helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy.