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The mother of all civilisations 16 Dec 2007, 0001 hrs IST,Shobhan Saxena,TNN The ruins were so magnificent and sprawling that some people believed that the aliens from a faraway galaxy had built the huge pyramids that stood in the desert across the Andes. Some historians believed that the complex society, which existed at that time, was born out of fear and war. They looked for the telltale signs of violence that they believed led to the creation of this civilisation. But, they could not find even a hint of any warfare. It was baffling. Even years after Ruth Shady Solis...

Peru: Bandurria may rival Caral as oldest citadel in Americas Bandurria's circular ceremonial center. ? Andina (LIP-jl) -- A team of specialists headed by archaeologist Alejandro Chu has informed that structures found in Bandurria may be as old as structures found in Caral, Peru, deemed as the oldest citadel in the Americas. Located north of Lima, near the city of Huacho, the Bandurria archaeological center has been found to have similar structures as those found in Caral. Among the similarities are a circular plaza made with circular borders, and a ceremonial center made of clay, all in an asymmetrical style....

For archeology buffs, Caral is a chance to begin at the beginning By Leslie Josephs ASSOCIATED PRESS A sudden wind gust blows eerily down from rocky Andean foothills, kicking up a cinnamon-colored cloud over the moonscape of ruins that is the oldest city in the Americas. The sky is a crisp blue. All around in the Supe River Valley are lush fields of onion and corn. We are in Caral, three hours and nearly 5,000 years from contemporary Lima, Peru's bustling capital, and we've spent the last half-hour or so on a bumpy drive from the coast, along a dirt...

From: SF-List@caral.org [mailto:SF-List@caral.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 4:06 PM Subject: Join CARAL and Gov. Davis for a bill signing ceremony Circulate until September 5, 2002 CARAL and Governor Davis invite you to the bill signing ceremony for 3 pro-choice bills which CARAL has sponsored and/or supported. The bills are SB 1301 (The Reproductive Privacy Act), AB 1860 (EC in designated rape crisis centers), and AB 2194 (abortion training in residency programs). The bill signing ceremony is going to be on Thursday, September 5, at 1pm at the Civic Center Plaza. The Civic Center Plaza is located across from the...