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

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

The woman was found wrapped in several layers of macaw feathers and cotton fabric, buried alongside a toucan's beak, a stone bowl and more.

Scientists have unearthed the body of a 4,500-year-old woman in Peru. What’s surprising is that they found not just her bones ...

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

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

History never ceases to surprise us day after day. The example comes from Peru, where a mummy more than 5,000 years old has been found in a waste plant. It was found in Aspero, par ...

Supe, to which the buried woman belonged, are recognized as one of 6 societies that originated human civilization.

The tomb was found in Aspero, an area in the Caral site in Peru, which was formerly used as a municipal dump, Reuters reported. Archeologist David Palomino told Reuters that the way in which the ...

LIMA, April 24 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in coastal Peru have discovered the 5,000-year-old remains of a woman who may have belonged to the upper echelons of the ancient Caral civilization, a find ...

A team of archaeologists started excavating a pyramid at the Era de Pando Archaeological Site as part of ongoing research into the Caral-Supe civilization, a 5,000-year-old society considered the ...