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Discovering a Monumental Megalithic Structure in Northern Peru

Discovering a Monumental Megalithic Structure in Northern Peru

Unveiling an Early Stone Plaza in the Andes

Feb 25, 2024
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University of Wyoming anthropologists have unearthed one of the earliest circular plazas in Andean South America at the Callacpuma archaeological site in Peru's Cajamarca Basin. Led by Associate Professor Jason Toohey and Professor Melissa Murphy, their research1 sheds light on monumental megalithic architecture dating back approximately 4,750 years. Pub…

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