Caral: Sacred City of the Andes

Overview

The Sacred City of Caral or Caral-Supe is the capital of the Norte Chico Civilization of Supe located in the Supe Valley, 200 km (124 miles) north of Lima. The Sacred City of Caral is the earliest known civilization in the Americas, it dates to the Late Archaic period. Radiocarbon analysis performed by the Caral-Supe Special Archaeological Project (PEACS) dates its development between 3000 to 1800 B.C.. It is believed that this civilization started by the merging of small villages based on trade of agricultural and fishing products. Its importance rests on the success of techniques of domestication of cotton, beans, potatoes, chilis, squash among other products. Success in agriculture was due to the development of water canals, reservoirs and terraces. They used guano, bird excrement, and anchovies as fertilizer.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 28, 2020

Original language

French

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

ARTE,ZDF,doc.station

Director

Michael Gregor

Producer

Jasmin Gravenhorst

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt24638110