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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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