The Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex in Peru was known as the oldest observatory in the Americas and the Western ...

The largest internet company, Google, through its Arts & Culture application, announced the launch and enabling of a virtual visit through its platforms to Chankillo, the oldest solar observatory in ...

A new discovery in the Casma desert once again sheds light on the complex nature of power in the first civilizations of the Americas. The Ministry of Culture of Peru, acting through the Executing Unit ...

Archeologists from Yale and the University of Leicester have identified an ancient solar observatory at Chankillo, Peru, as the oldest in the Americas with alignments covering the entire solar year, ...

The oldest solar observatory in the Americas has been discovered in coastal Peru, archaeologists announced today. The 2,300-year-old ceremonial complex featured the Towers of Chankillo, 13 towers ...

When Ivan Ghezzi first visited the ancient Peruvian settlement of Chankillo 6 years ago, the world was reeling from 9/11. It seemed appropriate to view the site, already famous for its thick walls, ...

Archeologists from Yale and the University of Leicester have identified an ancient solar observatory at Chankillo, Peru as the oldest in the Americas with alignments covering the entire solar year, ...

At 2,300 years old, Chankillo observatory has been described as one of the oldest of its kind in the world — and the oldest in the Americas. It is a construction of 13 stone towers built atop a hill, ...

Archaeologists from Yale and the University of Leicester have identified the purpose of a grouping of thirteen towers outside the Incan citadel near Chankillo, Peru. It turns out to be the oldest ...

The Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex is a prehistoric site (250-200 BC), located on the north-central coast of Peru, in the Casma Valley, comprising a set of constructions in a desert landscape ...