Ancient city discovered in Amazones

[owly]

Ancient city discovered in Amazones - Linked to the white-skinned cloud people of Peru.......



A lost city discovered deep in the Amazon rainforest could unlock the secrets of a legendary tribe.

Little is known about the Cloud People of Peru, an ancient, white-skinned civilisation wiped out by disease and war in the 16th century.

But now archaeologists have uncovered a fortified citadel in a remote mountainous area of Peru known for its isolated natural beauty.

It is thought this settlement may finally help historians unlock the secrets of the 'white warriors of the clouds'.

The tribe had white skin and blonde hair - features which intrigue historians, as there is no known European ancestry in the region, where most
inhabitants are darker skinned.

The citadel is tucked away in one of the most far-flung areas of the Amazon. It sits at the edge of a chasm which the tribe may have used as a lookout to spy on enemies.

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[owly]

i hate to say it but this kinda prooves the Mormon bible lol

*waves wand*

You just miss read what i just wrote

[owly]

The lost tribes of Israel. Maybe there is something to Mormon legendary

Looks like people moved around on earth and sailed the seas better than history ever thought. Maybe those Peruvians were sprung from Europeans.

[owly]

Thinking about it this is going to make the mormons come out of the wood works.........

i call it the wet dream affect

[Lady Maven]

I wonder why they think this is linked to the Chachapoya tribe. The article doesn't say

Ahh, further reserach shows similar funerary designs. interesting.

[Nether]

So how old is the straw used to make that roof?

[Lady Maven]

LOL!! I can see why you would think that Nether, looks like it, huh? But actually the roofs would be made from the same material as the building (stone, mud, some mix i am guessing) and what you are seeing is what happens when birdees make deposits on the roof that contain seeds. Makes it look like it MUST be faked though, doesn't it? good eye.

[Super_Sturm]

Might of been a sod roof.

[owly]

It's ET straw

[Kaz]

Anyone know the name that's been given to this city ?

I cant seem to find any real information other than news articles, and the city name might help

[Lady Maven]

No name yet Kaz, but doctor Klaus Koschmieder is the recognized expert on the chachapoyas, so you might want to look for his personal site.

Here is the archaeology news site I usually read:

http://anthropologia.new.newsvine.com/? ... &year=2010

[owly]

i looked too, called a couple of friends to see if they knew, they didn't. i also did some searches and came up with nothing. imho they haven't named it yet. The mysterious cloud people and thier secretes has just begun......

edit/i love nothing more in this world when legend becomes fact

edit2/btw wicked kewl link Mavz

[Nagash]

I think it's pretty amazing that we still run across such discoveries. I thought the days of discovering stuff were pretty much over ever since Vasco da Gama died.

[owly]

i got a feeling the best stuff to discover is to date undiscovered. They found a secrete chamber under one of the sphinxes paws. It's been said that it holds clues to/beyond our wildest dreams......

i believe the oceans holds discoveries that/will be mind-blowing

[Lady Maven]

Owly.. when were the cloud people myth? The Chachapoya have been known for decades..

[owly]

i re-call hearing something about the chachapoyo but forget what.......

thanks for clearing that up, i shoulda stayed in school, still tho for a man with no education i don't do really badly lol or i hope i don't......

[Lady Maven]

Chachapoya is the Inca word for the "cloud people" because they lived high up in the mists. We have no idea what their name was for themselves.

[Immigrant]

heard of chachi boyos... but not cloud people
interesting

[Lady Maven]

First, I am amused and pleased that you recognized the pronunciation enough to make that joke.

Second, shame on you for maaking that joke, lol.