Construction of Monumental Architecture at Caral in Peru
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Architecture
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Cities, Urbanization, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: Latin American History, American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Peru
- Date: c. 2500
Article abstract: Archaeological work on the monumental structures at Caral in Supe Valley, Peru, has pushed back the date for the development of an urban center in the prehistoric Americas more than a thousand years.
Summary of Event
Located 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of Lima and 14 miles (22 kilometers) from the Pacific coast, the Caral site in Peru is one of the more notable and significant archaeological discoveries of the late twentieth century. Although the site’s existence was known since the early twentieth century and later aerial...
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