Focusing on the Lake Titicaca Basin in the Andes mountains, anthropologists found through analysis of 1,179 projectile points that the rise of archery technology dates to around 5,000 years ago.

This video shows La Paz, Bolivia, one of the highest capital cities in the world, where thousands of brick buildings stretch ...

Research helps reconstruct an ancient climate and challenges the timing of the Andes Mountains uplift. As the Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet's deep past may provide ...

The Andes mountain range, stretching over 8,900 kilometers along South America's western edge, serves as the continent's primary water tower. This massive mountain system supplies fresh water to ...

The Central Andes represent one of Earth’s most prominent continental mountain belts, shaped by the ongoing convergence of the Nazca and South American plates. Since the Mesozoic, subduction of ...

When did archery arise in the Americas? And what were the effects of this technology on society? These questions have long been debated among anthropologists and archaeologists. But a study led by a ...

When did archery arise in the Americas? And what were the effects of this technology on society? These questions have long been debated among anthropologists and archaeologists. But a study led by a ...