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02/29/2008: "Ancient civilizations developed "at the same time""

The discovery is further evidence that civilization thrived in Peru at the same time as it did in what is now the Middle East and South Asia, said Ruth Shady, a prominent Peruvian archaeologist who led the team that discovered the ancient city of Caral in 2001. Shady serves as a senior adviser to Peru's National Culture Institute and was not involved in the project.

The find also raises questions about what prompted "civilizations to form throughout the planet at more or less the same time," Shady said.

[ Indeed, the most obvious cause is some meta-civilization that produced them all. ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_sc/peru_ancient_plaza