{"id":50499,"date":"2025-07-04T00:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T04:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/archaeologists-in-peru-unveil-3500-year-old-city-that-linked-coast-and-andes\/04\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T00:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T04:03:16","slug":"archaeologists-in-peru-unveil-3500-year-old-city-that-linked-coast-and-andes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/archaeologists-in-peru-unveil-3500-year-old-city-that-linked-coast-and-andes\/04\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Archaeologists unveil Pe\u00f1ico, a city that thrived 3,500 years ago, linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Amazon.<\/p>\n

Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in Peru<\/a> that likely served as a trading hub linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Andes and Amazon, flourishing around the same time as early civilizations in the Middle East and Asia.<\/p>\n

Drone footage released by researchers shows the city center is marked by a circular structure on a hillside terrace, with remains of stone and mud buildings constructed some 600 meters (1,970 feet) above sea level.<\/p>\n

The urban center, named Pe\u00f1ico, is located in the northern Barranca province and was founded between 1,800 and 1,500 BC. It is close to where the Caral civilization, the oldest in the Americas, developed 5,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

Caral, comprised of 32 monumental structures, is considered a contemporary of civilizations in Egypt<\/a>, India, Sumeria and China. However, unlike them, it developed in complete isolation, according to researchers.<\/p>\n

Ruth Shady, the archaeologist<\/a> who led the research into Pe\u00f1ico, said the newly unveiled city is key because experts believe it emerged after the Caral civilization was devastated by climate change.<\/p>\n

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