{"id":53929,"date":"2025-07-08T14:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=53929"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:05:04","slug":"ancient-city-of-penico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ancient-city-of-penico\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient City of Penico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ancient City of Penico Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archaeologists recently unveiled a 3,500-year-old city named Penico in Peru.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ancient City of Penico<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>3,500-year-old lost city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in <\/span><b>present-day Peru.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located some 200 km <\/span><b>north of Lima<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (capital of Peru) in the <\/span><b>Barranca province,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the site lies about 600 metres (1,970 feet) above sea level and is thought to have been <\/span><b>founded between 1,800 and 1,500 BC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-around the <\/span><b>same time that early civilisations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were <\/span><b>flourishing in the Middle East and Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pe\u00f1ico is situated <\/span><b>close to where Caral,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recognised as the<\/span><b> oldest known civilisation in the Americas, was established 5,000 years ago,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at around 3,000 BC, in the <\/span><b>Supe Valley of Peru.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pe\u00f1ico&#8217;s importance lies in it being the <\/span><b>continuation of the Caral society.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The researchers have identified up to 18 structures in Penico, including <\/span><b>ceremonial temples and residential complexes.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The walls of a central plaza stand out for their sculptural reliefs and depictions of the pututu, a conch shell trumpet whose sound carries over long distances.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other buildings, researchers found clay <\/span><b>sculptures of human and animal figures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ceremonial objects, and necklaces made from beads and seashells.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The height at which the structures were found suggests the ancient city\u2019s<\/span><b> settlers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strategically<\/span><b> chose the location,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> likely <\/span><b>to enhance the monumentality of their buildings, protect themselves from floods and landslides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or to<\/span><b> promote interaction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and exchange.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pe\u00f1ico is believed to have<\/span><b> served as a key trading hub connecting early Pacific coast communities with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> those living in the <\/span><b>Andes mountains and Amazon basin.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/science\/archaeologists-peru-unveil-3500-year-old-city-that-linked-coast-andes-2025-07-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">REUTERS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penico is a 3,500-year-old lost city located in present-day Peru, revealing ancient urban planning and cultural development in pre-Columbian South America. 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