The City of Caral-Supe, or simply Caral, is an archaeological site in Peru where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found. It is located in the Supe valley of Peru, near the current town of Caral, 182 kilometers north of Lima, 23 km from the coast and 350 metres above sea level. It is attributed an antiquity of 5,000 years and it is considered the oldest city in the Americas and one of the oldest in the world. No other site has been found with such a diversity of monumental buildings or different ceremonial and administrative functions in the Americas as early as Caral. It has been declared a Humanity Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO.

The Caral culture developed between 3000 and 1800 B.C (Late Archaic and Lower Formative periods). In America, it is the oldest of the pre-Hispanic civilizations, developing 1,500 years earlier than the Olmec civilization, the first Mesoamerican complex society.

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The City of Caral-Supe, or simply Caral, is an archaeological site in Peru where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found. It is located in the Supe valley of Peru, near the current town of Caral, 182 kilometers north of Lima, 23 km from the coast and 350 metres above sea level. It is attributed an antiquity of 5,000 years and it is considered the oldest city in the Americas and one of the oldest in the world. No other site has been found with such a diversity of monumental buildings or different ceremonial and administrative functions in the Americas as early as Caral. It has been declared a Humanity Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO.

The Caral culture developed between 3000 and 1800 B.C (Late Archaic and Lower Formative periods). In America, it is the oldest of the pre-Hispanic civilizations, developing 1,500 years earlier than the Olmec civilization, the first Mesoamerican complex society.

Closely related to the city of Caral was an early fishing city, Áspero or El Áspero, located on the coast near the mouth of the Supe River. There, remains of human sacrifices (two children and a newborn) have been found. In 2016, the remains were found of a woman, who presumably belonged to the local elite of 4,500 years ago.

Caral was inhabited between approximately 26th century BC and 20th century BC,[1] and the site includes an area of more than 60 hectares (150 acres).[2] Caral has been described by its excavators as the oldest urban center in the Americas. This claim has been challenged by the discovery of other ancient sites nearby, such as Bandurria, Peru. Accommodating more than 3,000 inhabitants, Caral is the best studied and one of the largest sites known of the Norte Chico civilization.

The city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009.[3] In early 2021, tensions arose between squatters claiming land rights and archaeologists researching the site, as housing construction encroached on the site.[4][5]

The Caral temples in the arid Supe Valley, some 20 km from the Pacific coast. 
The Caral temples in the arid Supe Valley, some 20 km from the Pacific coast.
 
^ [1], "Dating Caral, a Preceramic Site in the Supe Valley on the Central Coast of Peru" SCIENCE, 27 Apr 2001, Vol 292, Issue 5517 pp. 723-726 ^ NYtimes.com, "Archaeological Site in Peru Is Called Oldest City in Americas" Public release date: 27-Apr-2001 The New York Times ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. ^ Collyns, Dan (2021-01-03). "Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discovered oldest city in the Americas". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021. ^ Mandujano, Carlos (2021-01-20). "The Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And It's Under Invasion". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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