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.

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 ...

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

While excavating the ancient fishing village of Áspero in western Peru, archaeologists uncovered a grave from the Caral ...

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

Archaeologists say it is an exceptional find thanks to the discovery of the remains of a young woman whose skin, hair and ...

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

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T he remarkable remains of an elite woman have been unearthed in an ancient fishing town in Peru’s Lima region. The woman’s ...

Peruvian archaeologists unearthed an exceptional tomb at the archaeological site of Áspero, revealing the remains of an elite woman from the ancient Caral civilization, dating back about 5,000 years.

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