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Art/Culture/History | 26 March, 2007 [ 11:34 ]
Peru: Bandurria may rival Caral as oldest citadel in Americas
(LIP-jl) -- A team of specialists headed by archaeologist Alejandro Chu has informed that structures found in Bandurria may be as old as structures found in Caral, Peru, deemed as the oldest citadel in the Americas.
Located north of Lima, near the city of Huacho, the Bandurria archaeological center has been found to have similar structures as those found in Caral. Among the similarities are a circular plaza made with circular borders, and a ceremonial center made of clay, all in an asymmetrical style.
According to Andina News Agency, the age of these structures may go back as much as 4,500 years.
The structures posses items that come from a time that has not been studied profoundly in the Americas. Among the items found at the site is a set of villager's clothing, which scientists say may help shed light on the process of a people who evolved from a classless society into a civilization with hierarchies.
Another important artifact found at the site was a fish net made of cotton considered to be the oldest of its kind in America.
The site was recently discovered in 1970, thanks in large part to climatic changes that uncovered some of the structures. The archaeologist Rosa Fung was the first to study the site, which at the time was the home to a small group of settlers who have since relocated.
Located north of Lima, near the city of Huacho, the Bandurria archaeological center has been found to have similar structures as those found in Caral. Among the similarities are a circular plaza made with circular borders, and a ceremonial center made of clay, all in an asymmetrical style.
According to Andina News Agency, the age of these structures may go back as much as 4,500 years.
The structures posses items that come from a time that has not been studied profoundly in the Americas. Among the items found at the site is a set of villager's clothing, which scientists say may help shed light on the process of a people who evolved from a classless society into a civilization with hierarchies.
Another important artifact found at the site was a fish net made of cotton considered to be the oldest of its kind in America.
The site was recently discovered in 1970, thanks in large part to climatic changes that uncovered some of the structures. The archaeologist Rosa Fung was the first to study the site, which at the time was the home to a small group of settlers who have since relocated.
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# Dr. Gustavo Coloma says :
19 May, 2008 [ 19:13 ]
I wish to participate and help in the develoments of attractions in Peru in order to atract foreign vicitors from Europe capable to spend a minimun of $2,000 per day per person,
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# Naylamp says :
19 May, 2008 [ 20:46 ]
Dr. Coloma: can you be a little more specific? How are you planning to participate and help in the development of attractions in Peru? If your goal is to attract foreign visitors who can spend a minimum of $2,000 per day per person....then, perhaps PromPeru should embark on a "Fill your six senses.....Come to Peru!" campaign that will appeal to the sheiks of the United Arab Emirates....
I do appreciate your good intentions, though, and I certainly hope luxury tourism will be realized in Peru.
# CapitanDan says :
19 May, 2008 [ 22:32 ]
Naylamp ,I believe the good Dr. wants to give the tourists a Colonoscopy without the scope for that price.
# Bob Patton says :
30 September, 2008 [ 23:21 ]
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I visited Bandurria last month and found courageous archeologists on site operating under very trying conditions. The area that was marshland as recently as a thousand years ago is today desert with winds blowing continually from the Pacific. Remains of human sacrifice including a rather tall woman have been unearthed. The temple of the sun is impressive and gives me pause to consider the history of my hemisphere.
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