For some people in the ancient Andes, textiles could serve not only as a record of their physical surroundings, but also as guides to aid in the transition to the next world. This textile, which was ...

LIMA, Peru - A rare and fragile pre-Incan funeral shroud was displayed to reporters Monday, part of the first batch of ancient Paracas textiles that Sweden is returning to Peru 80 years after they ...

LIMA, PERU—Sweden will return the first four of 89 embroidered Paracas textiles to Peru later this month, according to a report in The New York Times. The 2,500-year-old textiles, which were smuggled ...

A Peruvian funeral shroud from 2,000 years ago shows the great skill and ability of ancient artisans in the region. The fragile textile was displayed to the press on 16 June during its transport back ...

A threedimensional animation of a pre Columbian textile The Paracas textile 300100 BC was found in a tomb in the south coast desert of Perú and is a part of the ...