Highest altitude archaeological sites in the world explored in the Peruvian Andes: Survival in extreme environments
Friday, October 24, 2014 - 05:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Research conducted at the highest-altitude Pleistocene archaeological sites yet identified in the world sheds new light on the capacity of humans to survive in extreme environments. The findings were taken from sites in the Pucuncho Basin, located in the Southern Peruvian Andes.