Archaeological Site in Peru Is Called Oldest City in the Americas A complex of American pyramids that may be older than the pyramids of Egypt stands on a high, dry terrace overlooking a lush river valley in the Andes Mountains of Peru. These structures are remnants of the ancient city of Caral, which some have … Continue reading Archaeological Site in Peru Is Called Oldest City in the Americas →

30,000-Year-Old Sacsayhuamán Secret Writing Method Discovered A researcher has suggested a highly thought-provoking theory that the fabulous Sacsayhuamán temple in Peru might involve secret 30 000-year-old writing. A discovery of this magnitude could easily re-write not only our understanding of the Stone Age but also world history. In our article “Sacsayhuamán – Was It Built … Continue reading 30,000-Year-Old Sacsayhuamán Secret Writing Method Discovered →

9,000-Year-Old Remains Of Female Hunter Found In Peru Nine-thousand-year-old human remains discovered at the Andean highland site of Wilamaya Patjxa in Peru appear to have belonged to a woman hunter buried with a toolkit of projectile points and animal processing implements, according to a report in Science Magazine.  They were fascinated by a tool kit with 20 … Continue reading 9,000-Year-Old Remains Of Female Hunter Found In Peru →

Two Inca Measurement Systems Calculated By Polish Architect The Inca used two main units of measurement while constructing Machu Picchu, according to a Science in Poland report. Anna Kubicka of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology analyzed measurements of buildings at the site collected during field research conducted by the staff at Machu Picchu … Continue reading Two Inca Measurement Systems Calculated By Polish Architect →

Sacrificial llamas found buried in Peru shed light on Incan rituals Archaeologists have long known about the common practice in ancient Incan culture to use human sacrifices as offerings to the gods. But it wasn’t until recently that they’d ever found a mummified llama sacrifice — let alone four of them. According to the Guardian, … Continue reading Sacrificial llamas found buried in Peru shed light on Incan rituals →

Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru’s Nazca lines Southern Peru’s dunes, carved with the geoglyphs of a hummingbird, a monkey and an orca-a figure some would dearly love to believe is an astronaut – have now revealed the form of an enormous cat lounging across a desert hillside. During the work to increase access to one … Continue reading Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru’s Nazca lines →

Giant 10-Million-Year-Old Fossil Tree in Peru Reveals Surprises About Ancient Past A lot has changed over those 10 million years to turn the area from a humid and diverse ecosystem into the more arid and sparse state that it’s in today – not least a shift in elevation from around 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) to … Continue reading Giant 10-Million-Year-Old Fossil Tree in Peru Reveals Surprises About Ancient Past →

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan, Mochican Warrior Priest In 1987, at an archaeological site in Huaca Rajada near Sipán, on the north coast of Peru, an immense complex of unplundered Moche cultural tombs was uncovered. The most famous tombs were held by the Lord de Sipán, a Mochican warrior priest … Continue reading The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan, Mochican Warrior Priest →

500-Year-Old Mummy of an Incan man wearing a feather headdress found near Lima, Peru Thousands of Inca mummies, some of them bundled together in groups of up to seven, have been unearthed from an ancient cemetery under a shantytown near Lima in Peru. Believed to be the largest cemetery from one time period excavated in … Continue reading 500-Year-Old Mummy of an Incan man wearing a feather headdress found near Lima, Peru →