Ecuador, contains the remains of a young female, pregnant at the time, who was interred between AD 771 and 953 during the Manteño period. The Manteño were a pre-Columbian culture known for their ...

A newly uncovered Manteño-period burial in Buen Suceso, Ecuador, is offering archaeologists fresh insights into pre-Columbian funerary practices. The discovery, recently detailed in a 2025 study ...