Peruvian gas workers made an astonishing discovery beneath the ancient streets of Lima this week — uncovering eight mummies and a number of Pre-Inca artifacts. “We are recovering those leaves ...

In a breakthrough discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a hidden labyrinth beneath the historic city of Cusco, Peru, confirming centuries-old rumors of a labyrinth stretching beneath the ancient ...

Located in a beautiful 16th-century colonial mansion that was once home to Spanish Admiral Francisco Alderete Maldonado, the Museo Inka (Inca Museum) boasts an eclectic assortment of Incan artifacts.

A mummy was discovered by utility workers in Peru, and it is believed to have belonged to an adolescent from a pre-Inca ...

The mummies are older than Incan culture and were likely buried hundreds of years ago. Over years of expanding gas lines, Peruvian workers have found about 2,000 ancient artifacts.

Archaeologists have found a lost city deep in the rough highlands of northern Peru. It was once a busy trade center over 3,000 years ago. Peñico is an ancient city that is now open to the public. It ...

A recently published study, co-authored by a UC Santa Cruz professor, analyzing the 500 year old DNA of those buried near the iconic Incan citadel Machu Picchu shows that the residents there, force… ...

In the study, the team compared the DNA of 34 individuals buried at Machu Picchu over 500 years ago with DNA of other people from around the Inca Empire, as well as some modern genomes from South ...