LIMA, Peru -- A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archeologists in Peru, at a site near the country's capital city of Lima. Researchers from the National ...

A team of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London became the first researchers to utilize a new, cutting-edge laser imaging technology called laser-simulated ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) – The mummified toddler seized from antiquities traffickers is at least 700 years old and sits, spine curved forward, only about a foot tall. It was welcomed back to Peru on Tuesday as ...

Construction workers have been baffled to discover an ancient mummy buried in a hidden tomb beneath the streets of Peru's capital, Lima. While expanding the city's gas network, utility workers ...

Opening the Vaults: Mummies is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the public to view over 20 mummified individuals from Egypt and Peru held in The Field Museum's extensive collections, including ...

Archaeological discoveries in various regions of Peru are set to dazzle the world in 2025, from elite tombs in Aspero and a ...

WASHINGTON – For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru ...