5000 year old American civilization found in Peru
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21st, 2008 by Matthias
Last week I read, in the German newspaper “Die Zeit”, a very interesting article about a newly discovered ancient civilization in Peru. This sensational find was possible due to the solo efforts of a tenacious archaeologist from the University of San Marcos in Lima, named Ruth Martha Shady Solís.
The so-called Caral Pyramids were found in the Supe (river) valley, where Ruth did her first investigations in 1994. Only the Sumerians in Mesopotamia built bigger and more glorious buildings. Caral is 5000 years old and hence the oldest known civilization in America so far. There are still more secrets to be revealed about this old and very complex society, which did not use any kind of weapons, as far as is yet known. You can find some more information on Wikipedia.
This news has a small connection to our game. If you have been following our blog closely, you should gradually be getting an idea what our game might be about; please check our older blog posts about Copernicus and Piccard.
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