As workers in Peru removed some overgrown trees from an archaeological site, they noticed some distinctive bricks hidden underneath — and found the ruins of an ancient pyramid-like structure.

With Machu Picchu in Peru, it's the ubiquitous ... new surveys identified the pyramids, and a further two decades passed before the true historical significance of Caral was discovered.

The 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river. It dates back to the Late Archaic ...

Martorell Workers cleaning overgrown bushes and trees from Chupacigarro archaeological site found an ancient pyramid ... Photo from Caral Archaeological Zone, Executive Unit 003 of Peru's Ministry ...