Archaeologists Identify 4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater in Peru

The remains of what is thought to be a 4,000-year-old temple and theater have been discovered by archaeologists in Peru. Experts were alerted by the local government to looting near the northern Peruvian town Zaña and quickly moved to the area before any destruction occurred, a press release from the Field Museum in Chicago said. In June, the team began studying the Otra Banda, Cerro Las Animas archaeological site. They excavated a 33-foot square plot of land at a depth of six feet, where ancient walls formed from clay and mud were identified. “It was so surprising that these very ancient structures were so close to the mod......

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