Comments on: America’s oldest urban site uncovered in Peru

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:07:10 +0000

Thank you for the link. There are some great pictures and videos on the site.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:32:40 +0000

Seems you can’t swing a dead cat without discovering something undiscovered or older in Peru.

National Geographic.com just launched a new site on Ancient History/Mysteries. Not in depth, but provides a good overview in a number of areas. Including Machu Picchu: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/machu-picchu.html

Here’s the full site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/index.html

By: Clutch

Clutch — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:16:45 +0000

It’s true! The familiarity of the public space makes it so tempting to see ourselves in them. It’s surprising, the sort of things that seem *not* to have been the product of more recent civilization — basic urban planning being one.

And the harder we look, the older the civilized settlements get all over the planet. It’s like early humans had a big football huddle in North Africa, the QB shouted “Break!”, and then they just scattered worldwide at top speed.

By: livius drusus

livius drusus — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:28:55 +0000

They knew how to make a nice, cozy public space, too. I can totally picture them kicking back with a hot chocolate and a cigar.

By: Clutch

Clutch — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:49:55 +0000

Amazing. Our ancestors sure did get around!