Local cuisine plays an important role, with dishes such as roasted guinea pig, fresh trout from Andean rivers, and pachamanca ...

Located in the coastal desert of Peru, the archaeological site of Chankillo dates back to the fourth century BCE. This ...

One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...

Archaeologists in Lima, Peru just unearthed a startling find on the grounds of the country's oldest hospital — a cadre of 500 ...

A team of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London became the first researchers to utilize a ...

Under Inca rule, Cusco was developed into a complex urban centre with distinct religious and administrative functions. It is ...

D elicately detailed tattoos have been discovered etched onto the bodies of 1,200-year-old mummies uncovered in Peru.

Archaeologists in Peru have confirmed the existence of a mile-long underground tunnel network beneath the historic city of ...

The structures of two ancient civilizations and wooden remains poking from sand dunes are among the latest archaeological ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.

Around the world there are numerous ancient megastructures but perhaps pyramids capture our wonder the most. One of them has ...