A 1,000-year-old mask discovered on the head of an ancient skeleton was painted using human blood, according to a new study. Archaeologists with the Sicán Archaeological Project unearthed the gold ...

Thirty years ago, archeologists excavated the tomb of an elite 40--50-year-old man from the Sicán culture of Peru, a society that predated the Incas. The man's seated, upside-down skeleton was painted ...

Archaeologists have recently unearthed a remarkable find from Andean tombs: gold masks that are approximately 4,500 years old. These ancient artifacts offer fascinating insights into the cultures and ...

A rare 3,000-year-old gold mask has been uncovered, offering archeologists a glimpse into ancient Chinese culture. The mask was discovered by archeologists in ancient royal tombs in the province of ...

These ancient tribes were bad to the bone. Drinking from skulls might not be limited to lurid serial killer movies. Archaeologists have exhumed skull cups and skeleton masks among a repository of ...

The remains of a gold mask are among a huge cache of 3,000-year-old artifacts found at an archaeological site in China’s Sichuan province. Weighing about 280 grams (0.6 pounds) and estimated to be ...