Peru is a country with a rich, deep-rooted history that stretches back thousands of years. It is home to one of the oldest and most influential civilizations in the Americas,the Norte Chico ...

The move for American Independence was greatly influenced by ancient Greece, particularly philosophy from the time.

The Tiwanaku civilization was one of the first and most powerful in the Andes region, but by 1000 A.D., it had collapsed.

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

Footprints found in the ancient lakebeds of White Sands may prove that humans lived in North America 23,000 years ago — much earlier than previously believed. A new study using radiocarbon-dated mud ...

Ancient Eleutherna, located on the foot of Mount Ida on Crete, is revealing archaeological treasures from the dawn of Greek civilization.

Latin American Art/Arte Latinoamericano” is the Walters Art Museum’s first permanent exhibition on the area, featuring more ...

The Tiwanaku society thrived around the highest navigable lake in the world – before their mysterious disappearance ...

If a flawed family-friendly movie can kindle the audience’s curiosity in pre-Columbian civilizations, that’s a net positive.

Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the person to whom lots of people look when they want to come in contact with God. John Prevost, 71, is ...