Signs of a society with strong, centralized leadership existed at the vast site of Caral, 120 miles north of Lima, Peru - precursors of the Inca, evolved from the coast. It was larger in magnitude than anything before. This archaeological site is only 15 miles from the coast and started in 2600 B.C. and was discovered in 1905. It came into full bloom about the time scholars believe the Egyptian pyramids were under construction. Remnants of public buildings, a plaza, and irrigation ditches were found, according to a report by Henry Fountain published in the New York Times. Scholars take this new information to mean requiring a change in the prevailing theory about the earliest civilizations in the Americas and their movement from coastal areas to inland.
For more information see: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/27/science/27PERU.html.a
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