When Urban Planners Were 'Power Players'

Archeologists have identified the oldest city in the Americas.

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April 29, 2001, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The ancient Peruvian site of Caral may have been one of the first urban centers in the Americas, thriving more than a thousand years before other known cities, according to a study in the April 27 issue of the international journal 'Science'...Given the scale of architectural and agricultural development...early urban planners were 'power players'."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Ancient Peruvian Metropolis Predates Other Known Cities

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History / Preservation United States

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