Location! Location! Location!
Posted on 05/25/2022 10:09:18 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Relatively speaking, the Incas are recent history. One unfortunate consequence of the fame of the Incas is that they tend to crowd out the long and rich history of the region with its many kingdoms and civilizations that went before. Some pre-Inca cultures were incorporated into the Inca Empire, while others were ancient history by the time the Incas appeared on the scene.
The oldest city now known in the Americas is that of Caral. It flourished at around the same time as the Egyptian pyramids were being built. The ruins of 'Sacred City of Caral-Supe' or simply 'Caral,' is a reminder of just how old the history of what is today Peru really is. Another ancient pre-Inca city in the Peruvian desert to explore is Chan Chan. Peru is a country with a very rich history.
Caral is considered both the oldest (known) city in the Americas and one of the oldest in the whole world. It history stretches back around 5000 years rivaling the age of Ancient Egypt and its pyramids. No other site in the Americas has been found with Caral's diversity of monumental buildings and ceremonial and administrative functions.
To put that into context, that is much older than the civilizations of Mesoamerica. The Olmec civilization is considered a progenitor to the complex civilizations of Mesoamerica (the Olmecs were responsible for the "colossal heads" and the first use of chocolate). But the Caral Culture is believed to have developed around 1,500 years earlier than the Olmec culture.
As is understood now, Caral could be thought of as the cradle of Andean civilization - and eventually the Incas. It appears that Caral was the model urban design that was subsequently adopted by Andean civilizations over the following four millennia
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Antediluvian ping
The poor Olmec. Can you imagine how the US would feel if in 1,000 years we are spoke of as the culture that refined fried potatoes?
refined fried potatoes?
Damn right we did!
How’d they get the blue prints?
They must have made their own blueprints.
Location! Location! Location!
... well, yeah, but they hardly were built as well.
Near as I can tell, they wanted to be as far as possible from the ocean for some reason. Must have seemed like a good idea at the time.
Heart cutters built them some good temples.
Since them Caral pyramids wuz built at exactly the same time as Egypt pyramids,, musta been the same fellas that built em both. Even a 3rd grader can figure this one out. I ain` stupoiud, Even my cat can figure this one out duhhhh.
Diameter of earth = 12,742 km
distance between Giza & Caral = 12,398 km
hot dang!! Its only a coincidence!!!
Diluvian *was* my auntie's name, I always thought that was weird. Thanks BenLurkin. The rest of the Caral keyword (minus one topic) below:
Some Egyptian monuments are older than 3000 years. But this is cool. Thanks for posting.
Climate change
Some “details” of what this article, and many other articles, say about the Chim/Chimu people amaze me, and make me question whether or not many fine details are just assumptions and insinuations, as the Chim/Chimu did not leave their langauge in writing.
You make that sound like a bad thing.
They DID leave their written language… it was in Mary Poppins…
“Chim Chimuree chim chimuree chim chim Cherroo”…
That means … something … in Chim/Chimu…
Brilliant invention!
Now if we could just cure diabetes and obesity while still enjoying them, we would ensure our place as the greatest civilization in the galaxy.
There are worse things to be remembered for, and we’re doing a lot of them.
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