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LIMA, Peru - A rare and fragile pre-Incan funeral shroud was displayed to reporters Monday, part of the first batch of ancient Paracas textiles that Sweden is returning to Peru 80 years after they ...

For some people in the ancient Andes, textiles could serve not only as a record of their physical surroundings, but also as guides to aid in the transition to the next world. This textile, which was ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Textile fragment from the Paracas peninsula on the southern coast of Peru (made around 300 BC) ...

A rare and fragile Peruvian funeral shroud dating back to the pre-Inca period has gone on display in Lima after being returned by a Swedish museum. The Shroud of Gothernburg consists of more than 80 ...

Lima: A rare and fragile pre-Incan funeral shroud was displayed to reporters on Monday, part of the first batch of ancient Paracas textiles that Sweden is returning to Peru 80 years after they were ...

A Peruvian funeral shroud from 2,000 years ago shows the great skill and ability of ancient artisans in the region. The fragile textile was displayed to the press on 16 June during its transport back ...

LIMA, PERU—Sweden will return the first four of 89 embroidered Paracas textiles to Peru later this month, according to a report in The New York Times. The 2,500-year-old textiles, which were smuggled ...

Lima, Jun 17 (EFE).Lima, Jun 17 (EFE). — Four ancient textiles more than 2,000 years old that were returned to Peru by Sweden show the mastery of Paracas artisans, officials said. The four pieces are ...