An ancient woman’s recently discovered, richly adorned gravesite is helping archeologists better understand the complex gender relationships in South America’s oldest known civilization. Named after its capitol city, the first known South American culture flourished between 3000 and 1800 BCE in present-day Peru. The woman’s remains still featured skin, nails, and hair. Credit: Ministry of Culture of PeruThat additional proof appears to have been found just a few feet away, according to Peru’s Ministry of Culture. The Ministry of Culture explained the characteristics of her funerary treatment and burial offerings reinforce previous theories of a “leading female role” in Caral society.