The faces of centuries-old Colombian Andean mummies have been digitally reconstructed for the first time, providing a remarkable insight into pre-Columbian South America’s funerary traditions. The project, led by Liverpool John Moores University’s Face Lab in collaboration with Colombian institutions, was revealed this summer at the XI World Congress on Mummy Studies in Cusco, Peru. […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Experts from Mexico and Costa Rica are working together on the restoration of three ancient Diquís culture limestone spheres now preserved at the Finca 6 Site Museum in Palmar de Osa. The project, carried out between July and August, is part of a decade-long heritage conservation collaboration between the National Museum of Costa Rica and […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ancient genomes of M. lepromatosis in Chile reveal leprosy existed in the Americas 4,000 years ago, long before European contact.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
