The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until becoming an archaeological site in the 1990s.

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced the discovery of over 100 archaeological structures belonging to the indigenous ...

Photos show the ancient circular structure where elites would set fire to offerings of beads, food or other items.

The body’s exceptional state of conservation—with skin, hair and nails still intact—is relatively uncommon in the region, ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

Archaeologists recently found the lost ruins of a ceremonial temple—covered in sand and 4,000 to 5,000 years old—in ...

Ancient beliefs, behaviors and norms – what archaeologists call culture – were fundamentally integrated into technological solutions in this part of Peru in ancient times. Isolating and ...

The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru 5,000 years ago ...

Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the ...