Archaeologists uncover the Americas’ earliest known observatory in PeruResearchers at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex in Peru have discovered an ancient structure that existed before what was considered to be the oldest known observatory in the Americas: the Chankillo Solar Observatory...More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/11/theFollow us @archaeology #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #archaeoastronomy #Chankillo

Archaeologists uncover the Americas’ earliest known observatory in Peru

Researchers at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex in Peru have discovered an ancient structure that existed before what was considered to be the oldest known observatory in the Americas: the Chankillo Solar Observatory. According to an announcement by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture, this discovery is rewriting current timelines for when astronomy first took root in the Andes...

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