The paper synthesizes several years of research aimed at formulating a comprehensive theory of how civilization evolved in the region. Three years ago, they first suggested that Norte Chico was ...

The Norte Chico people, who lived some 5,000 years ago, built a thriving civilization — but from the archaeological evidence previously available, it looked like they did it solely on anchovies.

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 5,000-year-old fire altar, offering insight into the life of the ancient Caral ...

Added to previously published dates from earlier research, 127 radiocarbon dates are now available from the region, firmly establishing a civilization thriving in the Norte Chico for more than ...

also known as the Caral civilization or the Norte Chico civilization (3,000 to 1,800 BCE). Some scholars suggest that Caral-Supe represents the earliest civilization, not just in Peru but in the ...

Where? Modern-day Pakistan and India The Norte Chico (also known as the Caral-Supe) civilization flourished along Peru's ...

The Norte Chico region on the coast of Peru north ... roles of agricultural and fishing economies in the beginnings of civilization in South America. Our recent work in the neighbouring Pativilca ...

firmly establishing a precocious civilization thriving in the Norte Chico for more than 1,200 years. "Equally as important as the dates themselves is the fact that dates between 2000 BC and 3000 ...

The Norte Chico people, who lived some 5,000 years ago, built a thriving civilization — but from the archaeological evidence previously available, it looked like they did it solely on anchovies.