For years, researchers have questioned who created the “band of holes” site in Peru. A new study suggests it was an ancient ...

New research suggests the Band of Holes in southern Peru may have been first a market and later an Inca accounting device.

New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Peru’s puzzling “Band of Holes” — once ...

In the arid mountains north of Lima, Peru, the remains of an ancient culture lie buried in various stages of excavation. It’s known as the Lauri Archaeological Site, and it was once home to the ...

Introduction : new methods and technologies of natural sciences for archaeological investigations in Nasca and Palpa, Peru / Markus Reindel and Günther A. Wagner -- Man and environment in the eastern ...

In Peru’s mysterious Pisco Valley, thousands of perfectly aligned holes known as Monte Sierpe have long puzzled scientists.

New analysis of the 1.5km-long site consisting of thousands of holes suggests they may have been used to measure and trade ...

The Pañamarca archaeological site in north-central Peru may have been under excavation for 70 years, but it continues to bear discoveries that illuminate the rituals and customs of the Moche, a ...

When severe drought forced the residents of Caral to evacuate their city some 4,200 years ago, they adapted to new climate conditions and built new settlements, The Guardian reports. Located in ...

An act of environmental protest directed at the global climate conference in Lima, Peru, may have inadvertently damaged a world heritage site. A week ago, Greenpeace members trekked to one of the ...