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'Ancient city unearthed' in Peru

The ruins of an entire city have been discovered in northern Peru, researchers say.

Archaeologists say the find could provide the missing link between the ancient cultures of the Wari people and the earlier Moche civilisation.

The site, near the Pacific coastal city of Chiclayo, probably dates to the Wari culture which ruled the Andes of modern Peru between the 7th and 12th Century.

Read entire article at BBC