Peru: Ancient City Found By Archaeologists

Peru: Ancient City Found By Archaeologists

LIMA -- Researchers digging at the Cerro Patapo archeological site in northern Peru have discovered the ruins of an entire city, which may provide the "missing link" between two ancient cultures, investigators said on Tuesday.

Scientists say the find, 22 kilometres from the Pacific coast city of Chiclayo, most likely dates to the Wari culture, which existed in what is now Peru between about AD 600 and AD 1100.

If initial assumptions prove correct, the discovery would connect the ancient Wari civilization to the Moche culture, which flourished from about AD 100 to AD 600.

Popular in the Community

Close

What's Hot