Yale University has agreed to return to Peru thousands of Inca relics that were excavated at Machu Picchu from 1911-15 by a history professor, Hiram Bingham.
Peru demanded the artefacts back last year, saying it agreed to their removal on condition they would be returned.
More than 4,000 pieces, including mummies, ceramics and bones were taken to the US university.
Under the agreement Yale and Peru will co-sponsor the first travelling expedition of the collection.
Yale will also act as an adviser for a new museum in the Andean city of Cuzco, close to Machu Picchu, where the exhibition will be installed after its tour.
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