Ancient Ceremonial Heads and 200 Structures Uncovered in Peru’s Amazon

Ancient Ceremonial Heads and 200 Structures Uncovered in Peru’s Amazon

Sarcophagi of the Chachapoyas culture stand on a cliffside in Peru’s Amazon region. Credit: Draceane / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists in Peru’s Amazon region have uncovered two 1,000-year-old ancient ceremonial stone club heads, along with more than 200 ancient structures and a rare zigzag frieze, in a discovery shedding new light on a little-known civilization. The findings were made at the Ollape site in the district of La Jalca, an area once inh…