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    Default Archaeologists unearth 3,800-year-old wall relief in Peru

    Wall carvings were found in what was once a fishing city of the Caral civilization,
    the oldest in the Americas. The relief is thought to symbolize a period of drought
    and famine brought on by climate change.





    Archaeologists discovered an ancient wall relief in Peru, belonging to the oldest civilizations in the Americas. The wall is approximately 3,800 years old and portrays snakes and human heads.

    One meter (3.2 feet) high and 2.8 meters long, the wall relief was discovered in the sea-side archaeological site of Vichama, 110 kilometers (68 miles) north of Peru's capital, Lima.

    The Vichama site is one of the excavation points of the recently discovered Caral civilization, also known as Norte Chico, and has been explored by archaeologists since 2007.


    Aerial view of the Caral Archeological Area in the Supe valley



    Documenting climate change

    The wall relief shows four human heads, side by side, their eyes closed, with two snakes passing between and around them. The snakes point their heads to what appears to be a humanoid seed symbol that is digging into the soil.

    Archaeologist Ruth Shady, hypothesized that the serpents represent a water deity that irrigates the earth and makes seeds grow.

    She said the relief was likely done towards the end of a drought and famine that the Caral civilization experienced. Other reliefs discovered nearby showed emaciated humans.


    Previously discovered reliefs, depicting emaciated humans



    Archaeologists believe that the relief discovery reinforces the notion that these early humans were attempting to depict the difficulties they faced due to climate change and water scarcity, which had a large impact on their agricultural production.





    Source: https://www.dw.com/en/archaeologists...eru/a-45112955



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