A new research paper reveals the discovery of what archaeologists are calling a “ritual bundle” in Bolivia, which contained a number of psychotropic substances, including cocaine and possibly ...

A new research paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals the discovery of what archaeologists are calling a “ritual bundle” which contained a number of ...

The skinny metal bars were found to be a copper-zinc alloy, suggesting they were a bundle of ancient orichalcum. Scientists also believe they’ve found evidence of orichalcum in ancient Roman coins.

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Ychsma funeral bundle containing the mummified remains of a person buried in Peru roughly 1,000 years ago. During a major excavation in Pachacamac, Peru ...

At the site of an ancient Maya ball court, researchers have identified a bundle of ceremonial mind-altering plants—which may have been used as an offering to higher powers during the court’s ...