PERU ARCHAEOLOGY
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Science & Technology
Archaeologists: Peace reigned within Americas’ oldest civilization
By Paula Bayarte Lima, Oct 17 (EFE).- Neither weapons nor walls. The Caral civilization, the most ancient in the Americas,…
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Advanced aqueduct technology sustained Peru’s ancient Nazca culture
By Paula Bayarte Nazca, Peru, Jul 5 (EFE).- The dusty and desertified landscape of Ica, on Peru’s southern coast, was…
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Pre-Inca archaeological site yields 8 child sacrificial victims
Lima, Feb 22 (EFE).- Archaeologists working at the excavations in Cajamarquilla, Peru’s second-largest pre-Inca city, have found two new bundles…
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A treasure on Lima’s outskirts: Rope-bound mummy with hands over face
By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Dec 10 (EFE).- Bound from head to toe by ropes and with hands covering the face,…
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Discovery in Peru shows Andes adobe architecture dates back over 5,000 years
By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Nov 26 (EFE).- The earliest known monumental adobe structure in the Americas has been unearthed from…
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Study: Oldest civilization in Americas used astronomy to orient buildings
By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Nov 18 (EFE).- Caral, a civilization that flourished around 5,000 years ago in what is today…
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Mass grave in ancient Peruvian city surprises archaeologists
By Carla Samon Ros Lima, Nov 12 (EFE).- Peru’s Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, site of what was the largest earthen…
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Lady of Cao: the woman who changed the history of Ancient Peru
By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Jul 1 (EFE).- Considered to be the most powerful woman in Ancient Peru, the Lady of…
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Discovery of Peru temple mural reveals complexity of ancient civilization
By David Blanco Bonilla Lima, Mar 26 (efe-epa).- The recent discovery of a 3,200-year-old mural has brought renewed attention to…
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Science, art combine to reveal face of ancient Peruvian noblewoman
By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Dec 22 (efe-epa).- Peruvians’ view of their remote ancestors has taken on a new immediacy thanks…
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