A recent study, conducted by Dr. Sara Juengst and her colleagues and published in Latin American Antiquity, sheds light on a ...

Archaeologists in Ecuador have uncovered a mysterious pre-Columbian burial of a pregnant woman with missing limbs, sparking ...

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"One of the most striking features of the puppets is their dramatic facial expressions," said archaeologist Jan Szymański.

The Huetar people, one of Costa Rica's most prominent indigenous group , have a rich history that dates back centuries before the arrival of Spanish ...

The Julian Historical Society has acquired several historic sites now open as museums, including the Washington Mine, the Santa Ysabel School at Witch Creek (moved to Julian near the Pioneer Museum), ...

Archaeologists have discovered five "puppets"—believed to have been used to perform rituals—atop a pre-Columbian Central ... and a smashed grinding stone. The three largest puppets have ...

Located within the sprawling Chapultepec Forest, the Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology) showcases artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian era, dating from about 100 B ...