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 ...

Peruvian archaeologists unearthed an exceptional tomb at the archaeological site of Áspero, revealing the remains of an elite ...

An archaeological site that used to be a garbage dump has revealed the extraordinarily preserved mummy of an elite woman from the ancient Caral civilization of Peru. The woman was buried with luxury ...

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

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

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

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

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

The tomb was found in Aspero, an area in the Caral site in Peru, which was formerly used as a municipal dump, Reuters reported. Archeologist David Palomino told Reuters that the way in which the ...

Archaeologists in coastal Peru have discovered the 5,000-year-old remains of a woman who may have belonged to the upper ...