South America Archive
Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sacred City of Caral is very old, and its age is comparable to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many unexplored ancient tunnels in South America. Scientists have discovered only a small fraction of the vast subterranean complex that spans
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Ancient Technology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Even with a highly skilled neurosurgeon, the most effective anesthesia, and all the other advances of modern medicine, most of us would cringe
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we talked about the myths and legends associated with the beautiful and mysterious lake. We discovered creation myths
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we discussed myths and legends associated with this mysterious lake. We discovered some of the myths contradict each
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some places are beautiful, and some are just as magnificent as shrouded in mystery. Our quest to unravel the secrets of our ancestors, takes
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeological discoveries keep reminding us of Peru’s remarkable ancient history. Many places in Peru are still shrouded in mystery and we can look forward to interesting archaeological
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - On the Peruvian coast, the natives worshiped a fish god named Pachacamac (or Pacha Kamaq) - "The One Who Generates (or animates) the World".
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An intact mummy in especially good condition has been unearthed by a team of researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles's centre for archaeological research (CReA-Patrimoine), excavating an
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Once again, we return to America and explore secrets of our ancestors. Thousands of years ago, there was a very interesting ancient culture in
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The idea that many ancient civilizations traveled vast distances, crossed the oceans, walked miles across deserts, struggled to get through dangerous jungles, is hardly
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Archaeoastronomy
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The magnificent Inca Machu Picchu ruins fascinate people of the modern world. Standing on the highest elevation within the Inca citadel is the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Once again, the Atacama Desert in Chile delivers an archaeological surprise. The region has long been of interest to archaeologists, historians and now, also astronomers. A team
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - There seems to be no ending to the amount of Nazca geoglyphs. As many as 50 giants figures have been unearthed by drones, Peruvian archaeologists report.
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is plenty of evidence that our ancestors much more advanced than we previously thought. The use of electricity is supposed to be a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Lady Cao was not just one of many mummies archaeologists have unearthed in various parts of the world. Discoveries of her remains re-wrote ancient
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A team of researchers from the Royal Tombs Museum of Sipan unearthed a pre-Hispanic Mochica site, alongside artifacts and human remains in the ruins of the Limon archaeological
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPage.com - The enigmatic Palpa lines in Peru are not as famous as the Nazca Lines, but these puzzling lines and geoglyphs that can only be
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Inti Raymi is Inca’s Sun Festival, traditionally celebrated at Cuzco on June 24, which marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The Chachapoyas were the original inhabitants of cloud forests of northern Peru, above the river valleys of the Utcubamba and Marañon. Today, they are particularly well-known for
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Ancient ruins and artifacts in Borgatta, located in the Argentinean Andes reveal pre-Inca societies lacked hierarchical leadership before the Inca Empire claimed the region. Borgatta was built
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The mystery of Easter Island deepens. Scientists have conducted an analysis of DNA from ancient skeletal remains and it turns out history of Easter Island is not
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Civilizations
AncientPages.com - Was there once an ancient, unknown Atacama Desert civilization? Atacama Today, Chile’s Atacama Desert, located between two mountain ranges, which prevent water from reaching its valleys and
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many ancient mysteries surround the Yaghan people of Tierra del Fuego, an island near the southern tip of South America. The Yaghan established
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many wonderful places to see in Peru, a land rich in history and filled with beauty. Most people have heard of
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Terrace farming was invented in South American Andes over 1,000 years ago. The Wari' people, also known as the Pakaa Nova, an indigenous people of Brazil,
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sayhuite is an intriguing ancient site in Peru. Was it once an ancient city inhabited by an unknown civilization? The site located on top
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient people in Colombia worshiped a man named Bochica who came to their land and showed the natives how to plant crops, make clothing,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Oral Inca traditions tell of a magical kingdom hidden deep in the Amazon jungle, east of the Andes area of Cusco, Peru. This
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon is a remarkable enormous face carved into stone cliffs. The “Face Of The Amarakarei“ has been there
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPage.com - A giant mysterious figure, world-renowned under the name "Candelabrum" can be seen from as far as 12 miles out to sea. The Candelabra
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - Ancient Pages.com - Throughout all the Americas there are a number of legends of secret of subterranean passages stretching for miles. Did perhaps our ancestors for
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Marcahuasi is an eerie place related to many legends and unbelievable stories about mysterious subterranean chambers, sightings of balls of light or even encounters
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Ancient Symbols
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - This time our quest for the hidden history of mankind takes us to Peru where we encounter an enigmatic inscription that offers evidence Sumerians
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists and other scientists have been scratching their heads trying to figure out how remarkable ancient Peruvian structures like Sacsayhuamán were constructed. These marvelous
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