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Peru Holds Oldest New World City

By Bruce Bower

- More than 2 years ago

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Caral and several nearby sites that may be of comparable age. Ringberg / Field Museum

Caral’s platform mounds loom large from a distance. Haas / Field Museum

Caral, an ancient Peruvian city that qualifies as the Big Mound.