It’s a discovery that could rewrite what we know about the Moche people, a sophisticated yet mysterious civilization that flourished long before the rise of the much more famous Inca.

Around two thousand years ago, the Moche people built a society that was probably the first real state structure in the whole of South America. It developed in the narrow strip of almost desert ...

A team of archaeologists working in the Nepeña River Valley in western Peru has discovered a royal hall, which may indicate that a woman led the pre-Columbian Moche civilization in the 7th century.

Around two thousand years ago, the Moche people built a society that was probably the first real state structure in the whole of South America. It developed in the narrow strip of almost desert ...

Around two thousand years ago, the Moche people built a society that was probably the first real state structure in the whole of South America. It developed in the narrow strip of almost desert ...