Scientists studying ancient human remains uncovered in Colombia have found that the people they were researching have no ...

Earlier studies have revealed that two lineages existed - northern Native American and southern Native American. It developed ...

In the high plains of the Altiplano cundiboyacense, just north of Bogotá, a forgotten chapter of South America’s past has ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient remains in Colombia with unknown DNA, raising new questions about the origins of early ...

We don’t know where they came from. We don’t know where they went. The unique DNA of an ancient tribe of hunter-gatherers is adding to the confusion surrounding the source of South America’s first ...

A new analysis of ancient DNA reveals a previously unknown lineage of hunter-gatherers who lived in what is now Colombia.

“Hand-struck, irregularly shaped coins—known as cobs in English and macuquinas in Spanish—served as the primary currency in ...

They represent a population type that had not been previously recognised, vanishing from history about 2,000 years ago after being replaced by migrants from Central America . The research was ...

For centuries, a £16-billion treasure trove of gold, silver and emeralds was lost beneath the waves of the Caribbean.

Historians say the vessel was carrying not only a crew of more than 600 men but also a massive fortune, including "200 tonnes ...