Pre-Columbian art - Finestre sull'Arte

More than 100 new structures discovered at Gran Pajatén archaeological site in Peru

A new archaeological discovery has taken place in northeastern Peru, within the Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced the identification of more than 100 previously unknown structures ...
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3,000-year-old Mayan complex with pyramid, shrines and canals discovered in Guatemala

In the heart of Guatemala's northern jungle, about 13 miles from Uaxactún and not far from the border with Mexico, a joint Guatemalan-Slovak archaeological mission has identified a Mayan ceremonial complex dating back about 3,000 years. The di...
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Genoa, tourist returns from South America and discovers he has Nasca and Chiribaya artifacts: returned to Peru

A vacation in South America turned into an international case of cultural property restitution. It happened to a Genoese tourist who returned from Peru with two artifacts purchased out of curiosity, which turned out to be authentic pre-Columbian arti...
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