A lost observatory just emerged from the desert—and it may be the oldest in the Americas

The Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex in Peru was known as the oldest observatory in the Americas and the Western ...
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11 Peruvian Sites That Rival Machu Picchu

Peru is often defined by the mystical ruins of Machu Picchu, but the country holds far more archaeological treasures than ...
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Discovery at Oldest Observatory in the Americas Pushes Back Origins of Peruvian Astronomy

Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...
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Desert ruins may reveal the oldest observatory in the Americas

In the coastal desert of Peru, a line of crumbling stone towers rises from the sand, framing the horizon with an almost ...