Aerial view of a 3,500-year-old archaeological site in Peru.
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AN ANCIENT city that is over 3,500 years old has been unearthed in Peru.

The ancient city of Peñico is believed to have served as a crucial connection between early Pacific coastal settlements and isolated communities nestled within the Andes and Amazon regions.

Aerial view of a 3,500-year-old archaeological site in Peru.
Aerial view of the archaeological zone in the northern Barranca province as archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in PeruCredit: Reuters
Aerial view of a Peruvian archaeological site.
It is believed to date back to between 1,800 and 1,500 BCCredit: Reuters
Aerial view of a 3,500-year-old archaeological site in Peru.
Archaeologists say the discovery sheds light on what became of the Americas’ oldest civilisationCredit: Reuters

Located in the northern Barranca province – around 120 miles north of Lima – the site lies around 1,970 feet above sea level.

It is believed to date back to between 1,800 and 1,500 BC – around the period that early civilisations were flourishing in the Middle East and Asia.

Archaeologists say the discovery sheds light on what became of the Americas’ oldest civilisation, the Caral.

Remarkable drone footage reveals a circular formation on a hillside terrace at the heart of the city, encircled by the remnants of stone and mud structures.

After eight years of research 18 structures were found including ceremonial temples and residential complexes.

Various items were also unearthed in the site’s buildings, such as ceremonial artifacts, clay sculptures depicting human and animal figures, and necklaces crafted from beads and seashells.

Peñico is located close to where Caral was established 5,000 years ago in the Supe valley of Peru, around 3,000 BC.

Recognised as the oldest known civilisation in the Americas, Caral features 32 monuments.

This includes large pyramid structures, sophisticated irrigation agriculture and urban settlements.

It is believed to have developed in isolation to other comparative early civilisations in India, Egypt, Sumeria and China.

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Dr Ruth Shady, the archaeologist who led the recent research into Peñico and the excavation of Caral in the 1990s, said the discovery is crucial in knowing what happened after the Caral civilisation was decimated by climate change.

She told the Reuters news agency that the Peñico community was “situated in a strategic location for trade, for exchange with societies from the coast, the highlands and the jungle.”

Archaeologist Marco Machacuay, a researcher with the Ministry of Culture, unveiled the findings at news conference on Thursday.

He said that Peñico’s importance lies in it being a continuation of the Caral society.

Many of the Americas’ most significant archaeological discoveries have been found in Peru.

This includes the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes and the mysterious Nazca lines etched into the desert in southern Peru.

Stone and mud wall at an archeological site in Peru.
Peñico is believed to have developed in isolation to other comparative early civilisationsCredit: Reuters
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