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=== Caral-Supe, Peru, 3,000-1800 BC === | |||
* [[File:PiramidesdeCaral.JPG|thumb|PiramidesdeCaral|alt=PiramidesdeCaral.JPG]]the oldest city in the Americas is "Caral-Supe" in Peru | |||
* pre-Incan, approx 3,000 BC | |||
** contemporaneous (same time) with Ancient Egypt | |||
* population was approx, 3,000 | |||
** other similar sites suggest overall regional population of up to 20,000 | |||
* consists of ceremonial, monumental and administrative buildings/ structures | |||
* city layout shows signs of social classes | |||
** large residential complexes near to ceremonial structures | |||
** small rooms in other areas | |||
* built pyramids | |||
* created the pattern of urban design in the Andes through to the Inca | |||
* shows no signs of warfare of defensive structures | |||
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*** planks not exploited for buildings / ships | *** planks not exploited for buildings / ships | ||
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Revision as of 18:47, 25 May 2022
First civilizations in Americas
Caral-Supe, Peru, 3,000-1800 BC[edit | edit source]
PiramidesdeCaral - pre-Incan, approx 3,000 BC
- contemporaneous (same time) with Ancient Egypt
- population was approx, 3,000
- other similar sites suggest overall regional population of up to 20,000
- consists of ceremonial, monumental and administrative buildings/ structures
- city layout shows signs of social classes
- large residential complexes near to ceremonial structures
- small rooms in other areas
- built pyramids
- created the pattern of urban design in the Andes through to the Inca
- shows no signs of warfare of defensive structures
Americas to do
- Metallurgy in pre-Columbian Americas per region:
- North America: no smelting
- copper readily available, malleable by hammering
- South America developed smelting
- Mesoamerica metallurgy via South American diffusion
- North America: no smelting
- see: Metallurgy in pre-Columbian America - Wikipedia
- iron readily available
- gold / silver / copper
- gold hammered
- tumbaga: copper-gold alloy
- used for casting
- gems used extensively / jade
- obsidian used for edges/ knives/ cutting
- ability to cut stone
- but not wood
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- source: The Minerals of Pre-Columbian America | Rock & Gem Magazine (rockngem.com)
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- Andes region alloy use
- tin used for specific but not general purposes >> "wirework bells"
- tin deposits avail, not exploited
- tin used for specific but not general purposes >> "wirework bells"
- copper smelting in drafted furnaces
- mercury
- platinum developed in Andes region
- copper, gold, silver alloys
- technology adopted by Spanish
- sinnabar
- Andes region alloy use
- wood less useful
- charcoal not developed
- planks not exploited for buildings / ships