The Chincha Islands sit about 13 miles from Peru's shore and contain huge deposits of guano, a nitrogen-rich mix of seabird ...

Archaeologists have unveiled Peñico, an ancient lost city in Peru’s northern Barranca province. Located about 120 miles north of Lima at almost 2,000 feet elevation, Peñico is finally revealed after ...

Ancient Peruvians used bird guano to fertilize maize and build a major civilization in the Chincha Valley in Peru.

The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru 5,000 years ago Reading time 2 minutes Roughly around the same time that ...

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic results, like priceless artifacts, treasure-filled tombs, or groundbreaking ...

LIMA (Reuters) -A small sculpture of two toads, and other water-linked symbols found near the Peruvian city of Caral - once the oldest city on the continent - have helped archaeologists confirm that ...

Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite member of their society: They wrapped her body in layers of cloth, woven plants and colorful macaw feathers, and ...

Archaeologists announced Thursday the discovery of the remains of a woman who lived approximately 5,000 years ago and is believed to have belonged to the elite of the Caral civilization, one of the ...

Officials said the ancient city of Kuélap is the most important archaeological site in northeastern Peru. Photo by Peru's Ministry of Culture. High up in the mountains of Peru’s Amazonas region, in ...