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Peru: Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Astronomy Lab In Peruvian Ruins
IBTimes ^ | 7-26-14 | Kathleen Caulderwood

Posted on 07/27/2014 6:49:07 PM PDT by smokingfrog

Archeologists have stumbled upon a site where ancient people observed the stars thousands of years ago in Peru, a country famous for using drones to help uncover and map archeological treasures, as Reuters reported.

Excavators working on a complex at Licurnique, in the country’s northern region, have uncovered evidence of an “astronomical laboratory,” that dates back between 3,500 and 4,000 years, according to Peru This Week.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeoastronomy; archeology; astronomy; drones; godsgravesglyphs; licurnique; peru

1 posted on 07/27/2014 6:49:07 PM PDT by smokingfrog
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To: SunkenCiv

*ping*


2 posted on 07/27/2014 6:51:52 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: smokingfrog; Renfield; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; ...
Thanks smokingfrog.


3 posted on 07/27/2014 6:57:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: smokingfrog

They had telescopes?


4 posted on 07/27/2014 7:17:56 PM PDT by ully2
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To: ully2
could be ...


5 posted on 07/27/2014 7:22:34 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: SunkenCiv

bttt


6 posted on 07/27/2014 7:39:56 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: smokingfrog; Salamander

7 posted on 07/27/2014 11:50:22 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: smokingfrog

That’s pretty cool. My imagination wanders when I see these things. *hums x-file theme*


8 posted on 07/28/2014 2:20:51 AM PDT by catbertz
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To: SunkenCiv

For tracking UFOs, no doubt.


9 posted on 07/28/2014 5:55:01 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: SunkenCiv

A couple of the images sorta look like space helmets if you stare at them a really long time and hold your breath, so it must have been al..........


10 posted on 07/30/2014 2:48:30 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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