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Peru exhibits more than 200 ancient mummies
Museum Leymebamba, Peru has just exhibited more than 200 mummies from Chachapoyas culture. The show took place last Saturday. Chachapoyas is a tribe living in the Amazon…
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Inca civilization is formed from ... camel feces
According to a latest study, one of the oldest civilizations in the world may have been formed from the feces of llama, a llamas of South America.
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Peru discovered strange ink fossils with 85 million years
Paleontologists have discovered fossils of an unknown species of squid, dating back to about 85 million years, belonging to the Cretaceous period in the Amazone forest a…
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Ancient Peruvian residents also have a custom of eating betel nuts.
Peru's native inhabitants had a habit of chewing coca leaves with lime from 8,000 years ago, much like Vietnam's betel nut practices.
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Peru discovered 6 mummies of dogs from the 15th century
Peruvian archaeologists found six mummies of 15th-century dogs - considered religious offerings in the southern capital of the country.
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Detection of fossil tobacco plants 2.5 million years
Peruvian archaeologists on November 19 found fossils of a tobacco plant in the North Amazon region dating back 2.5 million years.
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Contact the phenomenon of melting glaciers in Peru with Little Ice Age in Europe
The new study published the exact date of glacial period ice in southern Peru tells us the relationship between tropical climate changes and similar phenomena in Europe…
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Japanese people are genetically related to ancient Peruvian people
Japanese and people who once settled in Southern Peru more than 1,000 years ago had a genetic relationship.
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Discover rare mummies with strange artifacts and tattoos
The male mummy discovered in the town of Rontoy in Peru has pieces of metal on his eyes - this is a sign of his social position. The mummy was removed from the cloth in…
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Discover gold necklace in Peru
The oldest gold jewelry in America was discovered in southern Peru. The bracelet made from 4,000 years ago, was found in a cemetery near Lake Titicaca.
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The newly discovered mysterious pyramid complex in Peru
Scientists say they have discovered the remains of at least 10 pyramids on the coast of Peru, which may be a sign of a sacrificial area belonging to an obscure ancient c…
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Discovered a 5,500-year-old square in Peru
A large square built 5,500 years ago was discovered in Peru. Archaeologists think it is one of the oldest buildings in America.
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Peru's 'legendary city' is actually a natural building
Stone structures recently discovered in Peru and thought to be an
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Discovered an ancient temple of 4,000 years in Peru
The Temple of Ventarron dates back 4,000 years, located next to a large ruins, near Peru's northern coast. With so many paintings engraved on the walls, a staircase lead…
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Peru: Discovery of a large pre-Inca burial site
Peruvian archaeologists have discovered a burial site consisting of 20 graves of the Sican aristocracy from pre-Inca times near the northern city of Ferranafe.