Peru is a country with a rich, deep-rooted history that stretches back thousands of years. It is home to one of the oldest ...

In a stunning archaeological breakthrough, scientists have uncoveredancient tattoos on mummified bodies from Peru’s Chancay culture, offering a rare glimpse into the body art practices of a ...

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

Located roughly 300 miles north of Lima in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gran Pajatén complex ...

An unfinished swimming pool in Peru revealed pre-Inca remains, prompting officials to declare the site a historical monument.

Her face was reconstructed in 2017 using 3D printing based on the skull of an ancient mummy discovered over a decade before in the Chicama Valley, described as the heartland of Moche culture.

The mummy had gone unnoticed despite urban development in a district where agricultural fields have been converted into ...

Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains nestled between ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Caramanica, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Seeing the north coast of ...