US EditionArchaeologists Discover More Than 100 Structures Linked to a Mysterious Pre-Columbian Civilization in the Remote Peruvian Andes
- In May, researchers affiliated with the World Monuments Fund revealed the discovery of more than 100 previously undocumented structures at Gran Pajatín, located within Peru’s Río Abiseo National Park.
- The discovery builds on limited previous work that documented only 26 structures in the 1980s and reveals a more extensive settlement of the Chachapoya civilization.
- Between 2022 and 2024, the WMF team used advanced technology like LiDAR and photogrammetry to map the site and conduct conservation on key areas while preserving the environment.
- According to the Executive Director of WMF Peru, this finding greatly broadens current knowledge of Gran Pajatín and prompts new inquiries into the site’s significance within the Chachapoya culture.
- The findings deepen knowledge of the Chachapoya and their regional networks and establish a conservation model for future efforts in this UNESCO World Heritage area.
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More than 100 archaeological structures discovered in the Peruvian...
Built by the Chachapoya civilisation, known as the "people of the cloud forest", the structures are located within a Unesco Mixed World Heritage site 500km north of Lima Researchers working in Peru have discovered more than 100 previously unknown structures at the Gran Pajatén archaeological complex , an ancient site located within Río Abiseo National Park, 500 km north of Lima. The park is a Unesco Mixed World Heritage site, and famous for the …
Researchers in Peru have announced the discovery of over 100 unknown archaeological structures to date in the Grand Pajatén, an isolated pre-Columbian settlement from the Anzi Mountains. Located about 500 kilometers north of the capital Lima, in the National Park Rio Abiseo – UNESCO World Heritage, the complex contains the ruins of a mysterious civilization that was destroyed by the Incaș Empire just before the conquerors arrived, according to S…
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