Are the myths and stories about hidden treasures true?
On the image above, you can see typical Inca archaeological artifacts. The Incas have created lots of statuettes, ornaments, many of them can be seen in museums across the planet. The Peruvian authorities prohibit anyone from taking out archaeological artifacts of the country, but even so, many objects are still being smuggled out of the country. The first person to have been accused for taking out archaeological values was Hiram Bingham himself. He is said to have taken around 5.000 artifacts from Inca sites that he had discovered. Bingham has found many objects that can be considered treasures, but not of very high value. For example, at the archaeological site of Machu Picchu he has found objects made of stone, bronze, ceramic and obsidian, but no gold or silver. The Incas were well known for producing large numbers of silver and gold objects, like the real size gold replicas of maize and other plants, that were found in Cuzco. The Inca treasures found by the conquistadores, archaeo
