The woman was found wrapped in several layers of macaw feathers and cotton fabric, buried alongside a toucan's beak, a stone ...

The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until ...

Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite member of their society: They wrapped ...

An archaeological site that used to be a garbage dump has revealed the extraordinarily preserved mummy of an elite woman from ...

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

A tomb was uncovered in Peru and revealed the 5,000-year-old remains of a 'high-status' woman belonging to the ancient Caral civilization in a former city dump. Other artifacts were found as well.

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

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

"This discovery is not only important for the history of Peru but for the world and for understanding how the Caral civilization reached an important technological level," said David Palomino ...

Archaeologists in Peru said Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, ...

Named after its capitol city, the first known South American culture flourished between 3000 and 1800 BCE in present-day Peru. The Caral civilization is particularly known for its immense ...

PERU: Archaeologists uncovered the carefully preserved remains of a noblewoman from the Caral civilization. They say it ...