Here are my top picks for 2024. Our coverage of mass child sacrifice in a pre-Incan culture in Peru was the most read archaeology story on Live Science in 2024. This child sacrifice site is ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of what appears to be a 4,000-year-old temple and theater in coastal Peru. The discovery was made at the archaeological site La Otra Banda, Cerro Las ...

A new laser-based technique has revealed the intricate details of tattoos on centuries-old mummies in Peru, archaeologists report in a new study. However, not everyone is convinced that the new ...

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the throne room of ... This throne room, found at the archaeological site of Pañamarca, dates to the seventh century A.D., when the Moche were thriving ...