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

  The Guardian - Dan Collyns in Palpa

  An aerial search in the Peruvian desert has revealed intriguing figures of humans and animals that predate the nearby Unesco world heritage site 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 …

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  Native South Americans were early inhabitants of Polynesia

  nature.com - Wallin, Paul

  • NEWS AND VIEWS • 08 July 2020 DNA analysis of Polynesians and Native South Americans has revealed an ancient genetic signature that resolves a …

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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 …

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  Shrewd water use helped South America’s first empire thrive. So why did a drought destroy it?

  sciencemag.org

  When Wari colonists arrived in the Moquegua Valley of southern Peru some 1400 years ago, people already living there were likely nervous. The Wari …

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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 have discovered a 3000-year-old megalithic temple in Peru that an ancient "water cult" used for fertility rituals. The temple, found at …