Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 1,300-year-old throne room painted with murals depicting a female Moche ruler, although they have yet to find the queen's skeletal remains. This throne ...

But the statement notes that “a throne room for a queen has never been seen before at Pañamarca, nor anywhere else in ancient Peru.” “Pañamarca continues to surprise us,” says Lisa ...

View of the decorated room from behind the queen's throne. Credit: Lisa Trever / Pañamarca Digital / Denver Museum of Nature & Science In the most recent excavation season of the Pañamarca ...

However, the "throne room" that seemingly belonged to a queen had never previously been discovered at the site—not to mention anywhere else in ancient Peru—according to the research project.

If that’s true, the discovery of an ancient throne room built for a queen specifically would be the first in the country’s history. A team of archaeologists working on the Archaeological ...

At Pañamarca, though, art in the throne room depicts a female ruler sitting ... hoping to learn more about this potential ancient Peruvian queen, and uncover more of Pañamarca's secrets.

New portraits of the King and Queen, commissioned to commemorate their ... before moving to their permanent home in Buckingham Palace's Throne Room. On 6 May two years ago, the monarch and his ...

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the throne room of a powerful queen from the Moche culture, and detailed murals of the female ruler decorate its walls. When you purchase through links on our ...