Caral, Peru

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:27 pm

Thanks - good reference too. Hmmm - reed basket.

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:24 pm

Beags, I don't know if you hunted down some of the associated links but you are going to love this one!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/caral.shtml

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:11 pm

That is a good read. I had not followed the links, thanks. After we make sure we've got all the data on Caral, I have some good ol' speculation to do about this "mother city"

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:40 pm

So much for the warmonger theory, I guess.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:55 pm

Not necessarily Min. I can't tell for sure if they were indigious to the area, or if they fled from an older city.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:58 pm

If they fled one suspects there would have been weapons around.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:05 pm

And the flutes weren't?

But yes, everything I've read so far is that they led a peaceful, idyllic existence. Hard to believe.

But did these quiet fishermen just one day say - Let's go over there and build a city. We'll have a large amphitheatre and three pyramids.

Where would anybody come up with an idea like that without having seen one before?

Gotta go.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:46 pm

Did you ever try to fight anyone with a flute?

Starflower · Post by **Starflower** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:02 pm

Minimalist wrote:Did you ever try to fight anyone with a flute?

My daughter clears the house every time she practices hers:lol:

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:58 pm

Argh!!!!

An All Flute Band.

Later, people. I'm off to watch Herod the Great on History International.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:03 pm

I still have got to get HI. Howdy Starflower.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:43 pm

Pretty decent program about Herod the Great, tonight.

Doesn't your cable company offer it?

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:37 pm

I'll have to check. I don't think so though. It seems like we've got so many channels that I haven't paid attention. The regular History channel has UFOs on tonight. So I've just been net surfin'.

Glad it was good. Herod was a pretty good Roman lackey. Big builder too.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:47 pm

I've been reading more on Caral. Until another, older city is found, Caral seems to indeed be the Mother Culture of the Incas. All of it's traditions seem to be continued up into meso-america. It's civilization spread over 35 sq. miles of the Supe Valley and spawned 17 other pyramid complexes.

Occupied since 3,000 BC, it is contemporaneous with Egypt. But on nearly the other side of the world.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:42 pm

Your previous question remains valid.

Where did they suddenly get the idea to build a city with pyramids? There should be some intermediate forms.