A 3,000-year-old find of ancient pre-Columbian mural reliefs in Huaca Yolanda, Peru, sheds light on early coastal cultures.

Originating in Mexico as ‘National Tequila Day,’ the celebration honours the hard work of agave farmers and tequila makers, ...

A heavy-duty magnet fishing operation uncovered legacy farm equipment from a pond on historical property. The 1,500 lb magnet was used to extract buried metal objects that may date back to the early ...

If you’re shopping for a used car this summer, you may have noticed something frustrating: Prices are climbing again. According to the latest Edmunds’ Used Car Report, the average transaction price fo ...

Although Tracy wrote about these uses in the past tense to emphasize the pre-Columbian era, many of these practices continue today to varying degrees. Modern processing techniques have introduced ...

The Pre-Columbian era refers to the time period in the Americas before significant European influence, specifically before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in 1492. It encompasses indigenous cultures and ...

Archaeologists working in Mexico City have unearthed hundreds of obsidian artifacts and weapons dating back to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the Mexica Empire.

The “Great Dying” of Indigenous populations in the Americas after the arrival of Europeans is the largest human mortality event in proportion to the global population, putting it second in absolute ...

The collection and landmark gift bring together rare materials from the pre-Columbian era through the colonial period, offering insight into the intersections of Indigenous cultures, European empires, ...

On Wednesday, France returned a total of 133 pre-Columbian archaeological pieces to Honduras, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 60th anniversary of ...

Cacao was used by many cultures in the pre-Columbian Americas as an important part of rituals associated with birth, marriage and death.

The Pre-Columbian era refers to the time period in the Americas before significant European influence, specifically before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in 1492. It encompasses indigenous cultures and ...