When you think of the ancient world, the Incan Empire might come to mind. With fantastic terraces and storehouses in the ...

In a breakthrough discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a hidden labyrinth beneath the historic city of Cusco, Peru, confirming centuries-old rumors of a labyrinth stretching beneath the ancient ...

Peruvian gas workers made an astonishing discovery beneath the ancient streets of Lima this week — uncovering eight mummies and a number of Pre-Inca artifacts. “We are recovering those leaves ...

A photograph shared on social media for years authentically showed a 500-year-old teenage mummy preserved during the Incan Empire 500 years ago ... Surrounded by a shrine of elite artifacts, ...

For decades, it was thought that the cause of death of the child from Cerro El Plomo was hypothermia. The naturally freeze-dried body of a child from 560 years ago – approximately 8 years old – is now ...

A pre-Inca mummy unearthed in Peru’s Puente Piedra district reveals details about a young woman’s life and ancient Chancay rituals.

The Inca Empire, which lasted from around 1200 to 1533, ... Replicas of the artifacts buried with the Ice Maiden are on display and visitors can touch them to feel their weight and texture.

DNA analysis, conducted largely at UC Santa Cruz's Paleogenomics Lab and led by Anthropology Professor Lars Fehren-Schmitz, suggests that servants at Machu Picchu were a uniquely diverse group, and ...

Centered around the theme of "Sun Worship," the exhibition features 16 replicas of representative artifacts and 3D-printed artworks from the Sanxingdui Museum and Jinsha Site Museum, as well as ...