A pre-Inca mummy more than 1,000 years old, wrapped in a burial bundle, has been discovered in Peru.
Research at the University of Michigan has found that Ice Age food theories and models fail to take into account an important source of calories and carbohydrates.
Ecuador, known as the birthplace of cacao and chocolate, has confirmed this with ancient ceramic jars.
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) found decapitated and dismembered bodies on the steps of a pyramid at Moral Reforma, a Maya archaeological site about 70 miles northeast of Palenque, Mexico.
Excavations in the village of Sanxingcun in China’s eastern Jiangsu province are resuming after a 30 year hiatus.
The ruins of a Quintilii Villa just outside Rome have been uncovered as a lavish 2,000-year-old winery. It may have served as both a wine-making facility and an entertainment venue for wealthy Romans.