Major Discoveries at Chachapoya Site in Peru Announced - Archaeology Magazine

Discovery at Gran Pajatén Uncovers Over 100 Hidden Structures in Peru

Gran Pajatén, an ancient Chachapoya site in Peru’s Río Abiseo National Park. Credit: Heinz Plenge Pardo Archaeologists have uncovered more than 100 previously unknown structures at Gran Pajatén, an ancient site located in Río Abiseo National Park, in north-central Peru. The find, made during a multi-year investigation, offers a new understanding of one of the most significant archaeological sites tied to the Chachapoya culture, often referred to…

Major Discoveries at Chachapoya Site in Peru Announced - Archaeology Magazine

GRAN PAJATÉN, PERU—The Chachapoya civilization developed between the seventh and the sixteenth century high in the Andes Mountains of northern Peru. They are known for building sophisticated urban centers in often remote and rugged locations perched as high as 9,500 feet above sea level. According to a statement released by the World Monuments Fund (WMF), over the past several years a new project has revealed major new discoveries at Gran Patajé…

Over 100 archaeological structures found at Gran Pajatén, Peru

The first major discovery in the region since the 1980s more than doubles the known archaeological structures at the Chachapoya complex. The post Over 100 archaeological structures found at Gran Pajatén, Peru appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

Over 100 Chachapoya structures discovered at Gran Pajatén in Peru’s Andes

Archaeologists have uncovered over 100 previously unknown structures at Gran Pajatén, a centuries-old archaeological complex in Peru’s Río Abiseo National Park. The discovery fundamentally reinterprets the site, one of the most iconic remnants of the Chachapoya civilization—an ancient Andean culture known as the “people of the cloud forest.” Archaeological structures in Gran Patajén. Credit: Heinz Plenge Pardo Led by Peru’s World Monuments Fund …