Brushing away centuries of accumulated dirt, archaeologists in Peru painstakingly unearthed an ancient throne room, complete with a throne for a “powerful woman” and colorful decorations.

We’ve never seen a queen’s throne room at Pañamarca, or anywhere else in ancient Peru.” Rising above a verdant valley floor, just miles from the Pacific coast in northern Peru, the ancient ...

elaborate thrones and ancient paraphernalia adorned Tuesday’s sacred and sumptuous ceremony marking the formal ascension of Emperor Naruhito to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne. The new emperor ...