Chinese Archaeologists Embark on South American Project to Uncover Ancestral Ties with Native American Civilisations
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A joint Chinese-Peruvian archaeological team launches a project in South America's Chancay-Huaral and Supe river basins to explore potential ancestral bonds between ancient Chinese and native American civilisations, citing similarities in astronomy and spirituality.
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Why It Matters
The project explores historical connections between ancient Chinese and American cultures, highlighting shared practices in astronomy and spirituality.
Chinese archaeologists are heading to South America for the first field project on the continent in search of ancestral bonds between ancient Chinese and native American civilisations. The joint archaeological team will start the project with field surveys exploring the basins of the Chancay-Huaral and Supe rivers and key sites such as the Sacred City of Caral and the coastal settlement of Aspero.
Jia Xiaobing from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Archaeology, who led the Chinese delegation in Supe, said the collaboration would cover field surveys and excavations, the use of advanced technologies in archaeology, heritage conservation and researcher training.
The archaeological community believes that Chinese and American civilisations descended from the same ancestor. Despite being separated by vast oceans, Chinese and Peruvian civilisations share interesting similarities in areas such as astronomical observation and spiritual beliefs, according to a statement from Jia’s institute.
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Open Questions
- What specific archaeological evidence will be sought?
- How will advanced technologies be applied in the project?
