Clamshells Reveal Secrets of Pre-Columbian Society's Decline

Changes in the environment likely made life too difficult for Peru's Moche.
(ISNS) -- Dramatic changes in the ocean's environment could be one of the reasons why the Moche, an early pre-Columbian civilization in Peru, fell apart over 1000 years ago.

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old temple in Peru

A team of archaeologists discovered a temple and a hearth some 5,000 years old at the El Paraiso archaeological complex east of Lima. The ruined temple measures 6.82 meters by 8.04 meters.