New discoveries at Bandurria

While uncovering a circular square in Bandurria, the second structure that’s been revealed in the site, archaeologists found human remains of three people that may have been sacrificed thousands of years ago. It is the first time they found incomplete skeletons in the site, which are missing the skulls and other bones. The radiocarbon analysis that was done earlier in the year, on samples coming from the archaeological site of Bandurria, confirmed that it dates back to 3,200 years BC. It is older than Caral, once thought the oldest civilization in the Americas. Both Bandurria and Caral are located north of Lima, and are open to visitors. Archaeologist Alejandro Chu Barrera assumes that the sand of the desert covers at least ten more structures in Bandurria, which is considered now the birthplace of the oldest civilization in the Americas. http://www.andina.com.pe/ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=wGAafA+K3GA= http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080604-human-sacrifice.html http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html