The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until ...

The remarkably preserved burial indicates a vast trade network and the importance of women among the Caral civilization.

While excavating the ancient fishing village of Áspero in western Peru, archaeologists uncovered a grave from the Caral ...

The body’s exceptional state of conservation—with skin, hair and nails still intact—is relatively uncommon in the region, ...

The woman lived sometime between 3000 and 1800 B.C., and her well-preserved body was found in the ruins of the ancient town of Aspero, which is located in western Peru, about 0.4 miles (0.7 kilometers ...

Supe, to which the buried woman belonged, are recognized as one of 6 societies that originated human civilization.

The artifacts below were found alongside the burial site at Aspero and serve as physical proof of that the oldest city in the Americas was more advanced than some countries in modern day today.