Satellite images have revealed an ancient system of elaborate, funnel-shaped mega traps likely built by hunters and ...

Excavated artifacts included this toucan beak decorated with green and brown beads. Long before the Incas, there were the Carals. Named after its capitol city, the first known South American culture ...

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient South American temple they say has helped pull back the curtain on the workings of its enigmatic Andean civilization. Known as the Tiwanaku, the ...

Smithsonian's Sea Monsters Unearthed traveling exhibition begins national tour, sharing a missing chapter in Earth's history.

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna may be people’s fault after all, according to a recent study.

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human ...

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