Portugal returns artifacts, making its first restitution of pre-Columbian objects to Mexico, as both countries commit to combat itrafficking of cultural property.

An auction of pre-Columbian artifacts that went ahead in Paris despite protests from the Mexican government ended as a stunning flop, with a sales total including fees that did not even reach half of ...

THE CONQUEST OF THE MAYA—J. Leslie Mitchell—Dutton ($3.75). The Conquest of the Maya is written by an archeologist who is also a novelist, hence an enemy of dry-as-dust procedure. Mr. Mitchell insists ...

NMAI copy 39088019919752 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema. Archaeology, ideology, and pre-Columbian cultural evolution : the search for an approach / Arthur A. Demarest -- Ideology and ...

A total of 395 archaeological artifacts that were kept in Costa Rica’s diplomatic offices in Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington D.C., were repatriated to the country last month. These are ...

DNA analysis of mummified poop reveals two pre-Columbian Caribbean cultures ate a wide variety of plants, like maize, sweet potato, and peanuts—and tobacco and cotton traces were detected too, ...

The United States government returned 13 pre-Columbian artifacts to Costa Rica this week, marking another step in the repatriation of items seized during a massive FBI operation in 2014. The pieces, ...

DNA analysis of mummified feces reveals two pre-Columbian Caribbean cultures ate a wide variety of plants, like maize, sweet potato, and peanuts -- and tobacco and cotton traces were detected too, ...