Huaca Montegrande

On October, 30 2025, the Città del Cioccolato -City of Chocolate- was inaugurated in Perugia, Italy, becoming the largest museum in the world devoted to chocolate and cacao. This museum offers not only insights into this Amazonian-origin fruit but also unforgettable immersive experiences for the hundreds of visitors it welcomes. The project, with an investment of six million euros, restored and transformed the historic former Coperto Market of Perugia, a 2,800 m² building, into a museum...

A new set of radiocarbon datings, conducted in July with support from the Peru Chapter of the Plan Binacional Perú–Ecuador , has revealed an earlier timeline for the archaeological site of Montegrande, located in Jaén, Cajamarca, Peru. These findings confirm that the spiral structure at Montegrande was built around 6,000 years ago, placing it alongside other early formative cultures of the coast and Central Andes. One exceptional dating even doubles the original 2024 estimate, hinting at...

The Oxford Handbook of South American Archaeology , an academic publication from the prestigious University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, is now available for pre-order. The volume is edited by renowned scholars Mark Aldenderfer, Marcela Sepúlveda, and Eduardo Góes Neves. This academic handbook offers up-to-date information on South American archaeology, bringing together contributions from archaeologists, museum specialists, and researchers currently active in field and laboratory work....