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Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex in the Casma Valley of Ancash region have uncovered architectural structures that predate the famous Chankillo Solar Observatory, which was previously recognized as the oldest solar observatory in the Americas, dating to approximately 250 BC. This remarkable find challenges our understanding of when sophisticated astronomical knowledge first emerged in pre-Hispanic Peru and demonstrates that ancient Andean civilizations possessed complex sky-watching capabilities far earlier than previously believed. Chankillo: The Oldest Solar Observatory in the Americas 5000-year-old Pyramid Structure Leads to Grisly Finds In Peru Structures Older Than Known History The discovery was announced by archaeologist