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

Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite member of their society: They wrapped ...

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

An ancient woman’s recently discovered, richly adorned gravesite is helping archeologists better understand the complex ...

Archaeologists in Peru uncovered a 5,000-year-old noblewoman’s remains, revealing women’s role in America's oldest ...

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

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

A tomb was uncovered in Peru and revealed the 5,000-year-old remains of a 'high-status' woman belonging to the ancient Caral civilization in a former city dump. Other artifacts were found as well.

Peruvian remains of a ruler were unearthed at a former dump. The clothing and objects buried with the woman indicate high ...

Archaeologists in Peru announced they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, in an area which for decades was used as a garbage dump. The new discovery ...

Buried for five millennia and forgotten beneath what was once a coastal dump, the tomb of a powerful woman from Peru’s ...