Peru Archive
Places
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Since their initial discovery in 1927, scientists have identified 430 figurative Nazca geoglyphs across over 130 miles of desert. These geoglyphs are smaller
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In July, archaeologists and conservators at the Moche site of Pañamarca in Peru's Nepeña Valley made a significant discovery: a pillared throne room
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During archaeological excavations conducted by the Ministry of Culture in Peru, significant discoveries were made within the walled complex of Utzh An, previously
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The recent archaeological discovery in Peru has shed new light on the region's ancient history. Before the Spanish conquest, the Inca civilization was
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Peru is famous for being one of South America's most significant rock art sites. The fascinating Toro Muerto, a desert gorge, is situated
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Choquequirao ("Cradle of Gold" - Cuna de Oro” was the Inca’s last stronghold of resistance to the Spanish domain and a political, religious, and social center of
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Paleontology
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have made an exciting discovery in the Peruvian Amazon - a new species of freshwater dolphin
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Callacpuma archaeological site, nestled in the Cajamarca basin of the northern Peruvian Andes, is renowned for its extraordinary cave paintings. These artworks,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Have scientists used the wrong term when referring to early humans as hunter-gatherers? According to new groundbreaking research, the answer is "yes," at
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When did archery arise in the Americas? And what were the effects of this technology on society? These questions have long been debated
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists excavating at Pachacámac, (Pachakamak, in Quechua), which means ‘one who gives life to the earth’, an archaeological site south-east of Lima in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Catequil created thunder by striking the clouds with his sacred spear and a mighty club. This Inca deity means even more. The mountain
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Paleontology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered a partial skeleton of a whale that lived about 40 million years ago. Researchers say it is possible this is
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Who lived at Machu Picchu at its height? A new study used ancient DNA to find out for the first time where workers buried
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - As the excavations at Pañamarca continue, archaeologists report many fascinating discoveries that help shed more light on the ancient history of Peru. Of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Ashaninka are the most numerous Indigenous people living in the rainforests of Peru and Brazil where they inhabit a crucial area between
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Temple of the Crossed Hands (Templo de Las Manos Cruzadas) in Kotosh, Peru, is considered one of the oldest temples in Peru and
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountains and along the coast from 600
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many archeologists agree that cylindrical towers known as 'chullpas' (chulpas), which can be viewed at Sillustani, Cutimbo, and other places, are the work
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Color plays a huge role in our lives—the hues we wear and decorate with are a way for us to signal who we
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The pre-Hispanic Wari culture Wari flourished from about 500 A.D. to 1000 A.D., in the region of Ayacucho region and stretched over Cusco's
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Using drones, archaeologists from Japan’s Yamagata University have discovered 168 previously undocumented geoglyphs on the Pampas de Juman in the Nazca Desert in
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists report they have made an exceptional discovery in Peru. An ancient fresco that has been lost for over a century has been
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An important discovery has been made by archaeologists working at the Chavín de Huántar archaeological site in Peru. Scientists report the discovery of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Sican culture, also referred to as the Lambayeque culture lived in what is now the north coast of Peru between about 750
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Beautiful Machu Picchu has not given up all its ancient secrets, at least not yet. There is still much to learn about this
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Machu Picchu is among the most recognized archaeological sites in the world. A lasting symbol of the Inca Empire, it's one of the
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Fossils
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered a 36-million-year-old skull of a huge fearsome marine monster that was lurking in the prehistoric oceans of Peru. Based on
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many ancient places in Peru are as beautiful as valuable to history. Not far from the city of Cajamarca, there is a fascinating
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ancient Indigenous people in Peru had a unique response to the looting and destruction of their ancestors’ graves during the European colonial period,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Thirty years ago, archeologists excavated the tomb of an elite 40-50-year-old man from the Sicán culture of Peru, a society that predated the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Today, there are only some ancient ruins left, but during the times of the Inca, Coricancha must have been a marvelous place to see.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The age of Machu Picchu, one of the most visited sites in the world remains an interesting subject. Have scientists finally determined this
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Inhabitants of the sacred city of Caral were skilled architects, builders, and astronomers who studied celestial objects with great interest. Scientists have discovered
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many stories of incredible ancient treasures that were deliberately hidden when the Spaniards conquered the Incas. One of these remarkable and
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some ancient artifacts are truly puzzling because figuring out their purpose is challenging. The 2,000-year-old Disco Colgante is an object that was produced
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Civilizations
A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Chachapoyas culture, settled in the Department of Amazonas, has left a significant number of large stone monuments, such as a massive stone citadel
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Some may wonder how a giant geoglyph like this one hasn’t been noticed until now, but there is an explanation. Located about 400
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Brien Foerster - AncientPages.com - Not far from some of the most famous ancient sites visited by tourists in the Sacred Valley of Peru, among the most mysterious
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beautiful Machu Picchu in Peru is visited by millions who want to admire the ancient city’s magnificent architecture. This ancient place is on
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In one of our latest articles, we presented Mama Ocllo, an important deity in the ancient beliefs of Inca people. Today we write
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - She is an important figure in the Inca's ancient beliefs. Ocllo (or Mama Uqllu) was worshipped by the Incas of Central and Southern
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