Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 1,300-year-old throne room painted with murals depicting a female Moche ruler, although they have yet to find the queen's skeletal remains. This throne ...

Archaeologists have discovered a richly decorated throne room on the northern coast of Peru that may have belonged to a female ruler of the Moche culture some 1,300 years ago. The room is located ...

View of the decorated room from behind the queen's throne. Credit: Lisa Trever / Pañamarca Digital / Denver Museum of Nature & Science In the most recent excavation season of the Pañamarca ...

However, the "throne room" that seemingly belonged to a queen had never previously been discovered at the site—not to mention anywhere else in ancient Peru—according to the research project.

But according to a statement written by the team, erosion of the back of the stone throne present in the room and discoveries of fine threads, greenstone beads, and human hair all point to a real ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.

Dr. Michele Koons, curator of archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, helped lead a team that discovered a throne room of a potential Peruvian queen. To stream 9NEWS on your phone ...

They identified the space as a 1,300-year-old throne room “of a powerful Moche woman associated with the moon goddess.” Archaeologists stand behind the 1,300-year-old adobe throne.

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the throne room of a powerful queen from the Moche culture, and detailed murals of the female ruler decorate its walls. When you purchase through links on our ...

See a Newly Uncovered Throne Room in Peru That May Have Belonged to an Ancient Queen Built by the Moche people in the seventh century, the stunningly painted space shows signs of heavy use ...