Ancient Andean burial mounds reveal early hunter-gatherer roots of monumental architecture
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 16:36
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, inequality and controlled labor forces. But this notion is being questioned as researchers uncover evidence that hunter-gatherer groups also built such structures.