Atacama Desert Archive

Evidence Of 10,000 Years Of Violent Conflict Among The Hunter-Gatherer Societies In The Atacama Desert

AncientPages.com | October 2, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Interpersonal violence was a consistent part of life in ancient hunter-gatherer communities on the Atacama Desert coast of northern Chile, according to a

Archaeology

Atacama Desert Reveals More Ancient Secrets

AncientPages.com | May 8, 2018

AncientPages.com - Once again, the Atacama Desert in Chile delivers an archaeological surprise. The region has long been of interest to archaeologists, historians and now, also astronomers. A team

Archaeology

Controversial Atacama Skeleton Is Not An Alien – DNA Study Reveals

AncientPages.com | March 23, 2018

AncientPages.com - In 2003, a tiny, mummified skeleton was discovered in the Atacama Desert behind a Church. It was so unusual that the discovery sparked international interest. The six-inch

Civilizations

Mystery Of The Chinchorro Civilization And The World’s Oldest Mummies

AncientPages.com | December 27, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is the mysterious Chinchorro culture related to an ancient unknown Atacama Desert civilization? What can new studies reveal about the world’s oldest mummies? The

The Atacama mummies wrapped in burial shrouds and mats. One of the dead has a bow. Photo: Archives of the Tambo Project of the University of Wrocław.

Civilizations

Atacama Desert And Its Ancient Lakes Can Rewrite South American History – Is An Ancient Lost Civilization Buried Beneath The Sand?

AncientPages.com | October 19, 2016

AncientPages.com - Was there once an ancient, unknown Atacama Desert civilization? Atacama Today, Chile’s Atacama Desert, located between two mountain ranges, which prevent water from reaching its valleys and