Researchers uncovered over 100 previously unknown buildings at Gran Pajatén, a hilltop archaeological site in northern Peru.

Officials said the unique structure and ritual offerings were first-of-their-kind discoveries at the Amazonas archaeological ...

Researchers in Peru have considerably expanded the known footprint of Gran Pajatén, a pre-Hispanic settlement of the ...

Archaeologists uncover more than 100 hidden structures at Peru’s Gran Pajatén, revealing the site’s role in the Chachapoya ...

The shift from ancient to modern metropolises often leaves historians and curious minds asking: which are the oldest ...

Photos show the ancient circular structure where elites would set fire to offerings of beads, food or other items.

These new discoveries clarify ancient Chimú practices. Campos thinks the civilization may have performed sacrifices to encourage the gods to bring rain to this arid region of Peru. "What they ...

LIMA, Peru – The sophisticated design and colorful artwork found in a 4,000-year-old temple unearthed near Peru's northern desert coast suggests that early civilization here was more complex ...

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

Archaeologists examining the remains of the Nasca, who once flourished in the valleys of south coastal Peru ... of their ancient rituals. Other aspects of Nasca history and culture remain less ...

At Chavín de Huántar, archaeologists discovered a network of hidden rooms they called galleries, built into the larger stone ...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization. The tomb was found in Aspero, an area in ...