And it's been that way for a long time. In a new study in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, archaeologists compared the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery.

Ayacucho Pottery: Considered Peru’s folk art and handicraft capital, the town of Ayacucho in the central highlands is a key pottery center.

At El Curaca, the ceramics that were uncovered closely resembled pottery found in the Tambo and Quilca valleys in Peru. Chuquibamba pottery is usually dark red with black linear patterns.

Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountains and along the coast from 600-1000 CE. The pottery they left behind gives archaeologists clues ...

A large female figures from Chancay shows the sophistication of Peruvian coastal art about 1200 A.D. Four smaller figurines showing costume types complete the collection.

LIMA, Peru — Salsa blares from the cells and the pungent smell of cannabis smoke hangs in the air. In the crowded, dingy corridors, prisoners cook lunch on tiny electric stoves, play cards and ...

Wilt is a ceramic alchemist who can make formed, fired clay look like metal, rubber or plastic — or appear as ancient as the pre-Columbian Peruvian pottery that’s among his influences.

Peruvian Pottery the gap between the Early Chimú (or Mochica) and Late Chimú pottery has long troubled students of Peruvian archæology, though Kroeber in particular has made great efforts to ...

I am inside Lurigancho, Peru’s largest prison, reputedly one of the toughest in South America. Built to house 2,500, its grimy, crumbling wings are currently home to some 7,000 inmates.