In Peru, archaeologists found a piramidal structure and a 62 -meter geoglyph enigmatic that can only be seen from a specific point, revealing new secrets about Caral’s civilization.
A new pyramidal building was discovered this week near Carala pre-history archaeological site considered the cradle of America’s oldest civilization, with about 5,000 years of seniority.
The building is located in the Urban Settlement of Chupacigarronorth of Lima, about a kilometer from Caral, the Ministry of Culture of Peru detailed.
Caral is considered contemporary from other civilizations, such as those of Mesopotamia, and is regarded as the first society to establish an advanced urban and social development in America, including the construction of pyramids.
Other pyramids were already known in the region, such as this, found in the sacred city of Caral.
“The recent archaeological explorations allowed us to identify this new building, which was covered by a small set of dried trees and vegetation. When removing these shrubs, the stone walls that form at least, Three overlapping platforms“Explained a statement from the Ministry of Culture.
On the walls, there are large vertically positioned stones, called “Huancas“, Which mark the corners of the quadrangular building, as well as a central staircase that allowed access to the top.
The Ministry of Culture said that the investigations will allow the team led by the archaeologist Ruth Shady Understand the full urban layout of sucking, complementing its appreciation so that it can be visited together with Caral.
Chupacigarro is part, along with the sacred city of Caral, of a larger system that includes several archaeological sites in the Valley of Super, belonging to the ancient civilization of Caral. Where the pyramid was found, they are dispersed 12 structures considered public or ceremoniallocated at the top of small hills around a central space.
Chupacigarro, 1 km west of the sacred city of Caral-Supe, covers 37.79 hectares. This urban center of the Cararal civilization stands out for its planning and its 18 buildings distributed in hills around a central space.
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Architectural and urban characteristics of the settlement
Experts indicate that buildings vary in size, guidance and characteristics, apparently for functional reasons.
On the periphery, a residential structure was identified, with small buildings organized around a main structure that has a relegated circular squaretypical of the historical period.
“These evidence allow us to confirm the existence of a small urban center with several public and secular buildings, covering an area of 38.59 hectares [385 metros quadrados]”, Said the statement.
Sucking was established in a Strategic geographical localdue to its proximity to the lower valley and the coast, where it obtained sea products. Its inhabitants also had access to the riverside forest, springs, quarries and agricultural fields.
“The settlement was not visible of the valley, which suggests that it was part of an extension of the sacred city of Caral, possibly with a more private or religious function,” said the Ministry of Culture.
One of the most representative findings of the place is a Geoglifo of 62.1 by 30.3 metersvisible only from a strategic point of sucking.
The large design represents a head of profile in the Northern pre-history style of Sechín, drawn with angular stones. The image features the face east, the eye closed, the mouth open and a representation of the hair stirred by the wind or the blood coming out of the head.
