An archaeological site that used to be a garbage dump has revealed the extraordinarily preserved mummy of an elite woman from ...

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

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.

Archaeologists in Peru announced they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, in an ...

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

T he remarkable remains of an elite woman have been unearthed in an ancient fishing town in Peru’s Lima region. The woman’s ...

Researchers have hailed the find as an 'exceptional burial' - and have hinted it could rewrite the history of the Americas ...

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

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

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