5000-Year-Old Sacred Site and Structure Discovered in Peru
A team of archaeologists working on Las Animas Hill in the lush dry desert of La Otra Banda in Northern Peru have discovered two ceremonial structures, one of which dates back to the Moche Culture, between 600 and 700 AD, and the other from the Initial Period, which dates to an ancient 3,500 BC..
2024-07-08 22:00:00 - Ancient Architects
A human child burial, artefacts, painted walls and high relief friezes have also been discovered, and both structures appear to be ceremonial in purpose.
Watch this video to learn more about this exciting new discovery.
00:00 - Introduction
00:56 - Pyramid-Like Step Structure
01:43 - 1.400-Year-Old Skeleton
02:22 - 5.000-Year-Old Architecture
03:05 - Anthropomorphic Frieze
03:47 - The Painted Wall
04:13 - Concluding Remarks