Prologue Summary

Excavation, by James Rollins, is the story of a group of archeologists that happen upon an Inca Indian site with a dark secret. The gold that the Incas found and revered has a dark purpose that no one could have guessed. It seems everyone wants the gold, called Satan's Blood, for some purpose and with part of the archeologist trapped underground it will take everything they have to get out of this alive.

Francisco de Almagro is running through the jungle, trying to keep ahead of the Incas following him. Francisco is dizzy from the blood letting that was done to him to prepare him for sacrifice. Francisco runs through the jungle knowing he has only one chance for salvation for the world even if there is none left for him. Francisco has a Dominican cross around his neck. The Incas had let...