http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ mirrored file For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== Caral the first civilization in America ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Caral is situated some 150 km north of today's Lima. Its location in the Supe valley, about 25 km from the sea and surrounded by desert, was linked to the possibility of irrigation from the river, which has running water through the year. Caral was a centre of cotton farming. The cotton was used in the production of fishing nets, which were traded with the fishermen of the coastal villages. The major pyramids of Caral. The excavations of the last few years unearthed seven raised platforms of pyramid shape, a small amphitheatre and many residental dwellings. Cotton nets found in the residences allowed accurate carbon dating, which places the construction period of Caral to 2627 - 2000 BC. Photo: public domain /(Wikipedia)/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (map) <../../../maps/map2.jpg> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ home <../index.html>