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  Scratching the surface: drones cast new light on mystery of Nazca Lines

  The Guardian - Dan Collyns

  A faded decades-old black-and-white photograph was the only lead Johny Isla had when he set out on the trail of a sea monster. The Peruvian archaeologist spotted the image at a 2014 exhibition in Germany about the Nazca Lines, the vast and intricate desert images which attract tens of thousands of …

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  Native South Americans were early inhabitants of Polynesia

  nature.com - Paul Wallin

  DNA analysis of Polynesians and Native South Americans has revealed an ancient genetic signature that resolves a long-running debate over Polynesian …

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  Ancient Andes, Analyzed

  harvard.edu

  An international research team has conducted the first in-depth, wide-scale study of the genomic history of ancient civilizations in the central …

• https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/shrewd-water-use-helped-south-america-s-first-empire-thrive-so-why-did-drought-destroy

  Michael Ruggeri

  Apr 24, 2020
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  5000-year-old Pyramid Structure Leads to Grisly Finds In Peru

  ancient-origins.net - Ed Whelan

  In Peru, archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious pyramid structure in a massive archaeological complex. The pyramid may have been used for …

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  Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Used by a 'Water Cult'

  Live Science - Yasemin Saplakoglu

  Archaeologists uncovered a 3000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru. Archaeologists have discovered a 3000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru that an …