Post Ac2N33iWNxUYxIxbbE by amgine@mstdn.ca
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 (DIR) Post #Ac0m3wr7USKmVFaDiq by todayilearned@noc.social
       2023-11-20T22:21:05Z
       
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       TIL that Macchu Piccu, the Incan citadel in Peru, is not ancient. It's only about 600 years old, the same age as many European Renaissance buildings.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu#til #todayilearnedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1800in7/til_that_macchu_piccu_the_incan_citadel_in_peru/
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac2N33iWNxUYxIxbbE by amgine@mstdn.ca
       2023-11-21T16:50:08Z
       
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       @todayilearned Huh!For some reason I have it stuck in my head that "ancient", in the historic sense, is "before history recording", usually meaning before a culture has its own writing system.I think that means Machu Picchu would still be 'ancient', although it was visited visited by Spaniards? #Wikipedia cites a radio-carbon dating suggesting it was beginning about 1420, but naturally took a very long time to develop and the community was small - 750 individuals.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu