LIMA (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered evidence that could point to a woman ruling in a coastal valley during the ancient Moche culture more than 1,300 years ago, including a stone ...

A team of archaeologists and conservators has uncovered a spectacular "throne room" in Peru that appears to have been occupied by a powerful female leader. The pillared room was revealed at the site ...

Seventy years on from its discovery, the Moche site of Pañamarca in northwestern Peru continues to surprise archaeologists. Excavations at the 1,600-year-old settlement picked up pace in 2018 with the ...

DENVER — The work was slow and painstaking. Peruvian conservators chipped away at 1,000 years of dirt, hoping to uncover something special along the country's northern coast. Pañamarca had revealed ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University Sifting ...

Archaeologists excavated an ancient hall in Pañamarca and uncovered a throne near murals depicting a “powerful” woman leader, photos show. Photo from José Antonio Ochatoma Cabrera via Pañamarca ...