Utility workers in Lima, Peru, uncovered a 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy during excavation work for a gas pipeline.

A new study reveals beer was key to the Wari empire's 500-year reign in ancient Peru—brewed chicha kept political peace with ...

When it comes to social influence, knowing how people are connected matters more than simply knowing lots of people, found ...

The Inca Empire managed vast territories without a written alphabet, relying instead on a mysterious system of knotted strings known as the khipu. Once dismissed as simple accounting tools, new ...

Brazil's federal police accused former president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 others of involvement in a sprawling scheme that used the country's intelligence agency to spy on members of the judiciary, ...

Though eventually absorbed by the expanding Inca Empire in the late 15th century, the Chachapoya maintained distinct social and architectural traditions ... digitally recording the structure, and ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Mice determine social hierarchy by detecting chemical cues, including odors and non-volatile scent signals, using both olfactory and vomeronasal systems ...

Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving psychoactive drugs. New research suggests these "exclusive" events were reserved for the elite ...

"It was part of a tightly controlled ritual, likely reserved for a select few, reinforcing the social hierarchy." From various global archaeological sites around the world, scientists have found ...

Researchers discovered that pre-Inca stone structures from the mountains ... likely reserved for a select few, reinforcing the social hierarchy.” The Chavin people were known for agricultural ...