In a translated press release issued on Feb. 26, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) explained that the burial dated from the pre-Columbian era.

Among the pieces repatriated Aug. 22 were multiple arrowheads and spear points, a Spanish silver coin and a terracotta figurine. Nearly 100 stolen archaeological artifacts dating back to the ...

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 discovered a vast network of 14th-century villages in the Amazon — and they might be arranged like the cosmos. The stars held important meaning to early Native Amazonians and may also ...

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 ...

In this beautifully crafted biography, Grindle situates Nuttall’s work in Mexico in the lead-up to the 1910 revolution. Her research helped Mexicans understand their pre-Columbian national heritage, ...

The constructions are earthworks built in the pre-Columbian era—meaning prior to the period of European colonization. They represent the remnants of a variety of sites and structures built by ...

These are pre-Columbian artifacts made of stone and ceramics. They include a pre-Columbian sphere of about 65 centimeters in diameter, as well as metates, green stones (jade), polychrome vessels, ...

The artifacts were thought to be made between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. and come from the Nazca region in Peru. They come from a collection that the Miami County Historical Society and Museum received ...

That is what author Sheng-Wei Wang has investigated in her book, Chinese Global Exploration in the Pre-Columbian Era: Evidence from an Ancient World Map, published last year. Wang’s conclusions ...