The Lost Pyramids Of Caral 3 of 5

The Lost Pyramids Of Caral 3 of 5

Making this BBC video available for educational purposes...

from http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/caral.shtml:
"The magnificent ancient city of pyramids at Caral in Peru hit the headlines in 2001. The site is a thousand years older than the earliest known civilisation in the Americas and, at 2,627 BC, is as old as the pyramids of Egypt. Many now believe it is the fabled missing link of archaeology - a 'mother city'. If so, then these extraordinary findings could finally answer one of the great questions of archaeology: why did humans become civilised?"

A lot has been discussed since this was put out.

From Seattle Times (December 23, 2004): "A Peruvian site previously reported as the oldest city in the Americas actually is a much larger complex of as many as 20 cities with huge pyramids and sunken plazas sprawled over three river valleys, researchers report."

Construction began in 3000 BCE (300-400 years before the people of Kemet/Egypt began the Pyramid of Djoser). These cities flourished peacefully for more than 1,200 years.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• caral
• pyramids
• peru
• civilization
• inca
• indigenous
• americas
• native american
• south
• america

[prreyreyland]

Ok it’s almost 3000 BC, so what. Why should that be surprising? If mankind is anatomically fully modern at over 240,000 years ago, your telling me we were Fuck Up Stupid for over 230,000 year!

[ForbiddenArchaeology]

Notice how the artist recreation at the end shows the city baron in a desert, with exposed stones, and no roof on any of the houses. Most likely this was a lush green area. The pyramids and the other buildings were plastered and painted. It was probably magnificient. I think it is unfortunate that the artist could not imagine this.

[austpom333]

there would have needed to be trade - at least between the city and country. I cant see anywhere where farming could take place in that area

[austpom333]

I know from the beowulf book that keeping a flame alive would have been important in BC times

[vaughangarrick]

-but if they're the first civilization then it stands to reason there's noone else to attack them just yet.No?

[vaughangarrick]

I can't help but feel they're jumping the gun a little-still, good documentary.