Archaeological research history at Caral and related sites (1994–present)

1. Ruth Shady begins Supe Valley investigations

   Jan 1, 1994Labels: Ruth Shady, Supe Valley

   • Ruth Shady
   • Caral History

2. Caral Archaeological Project initiates work at Caral

   Jan 1, 1996Labels: Caral, Caral Archaeological

   • Caral History

3. Initial Caral findings published by Shady

   Jun 1, 1997Labels: Ruth Shady, Caral

   • Caral History

4. Caral research expands to Chupacigarro

   Jan 1, 2000Labels: Chupacigarro, Caral

   • Caral History

5. Radiocarbon dating of Caral published in Science

   Apr 27, 2001Labels: Radiocarbon dating, Caral

   • Science PubMed
   • SciAm

6. Peru issues Supreme Decree 040-2001-ED

   Jun 13, 2001Labels: Peruvian state, Supreme Decree

   • Caral Decrees
   • Caral History

7. Government establishes Caral-Supe Special Archaeological Project

   Feb 14, 2003Labels: Caral-Supe Project, National Institute

   • Caral About
   • Caral History

8. Master Plan for Supe–Barranca approved

   May 25, 2005Labels: Master Plan, Supe Barranca

   • ANDINA
   • Gob pe RD

9. Caral project begins recovery work at Áspero

   Jun 1, 2005Labels: spero, Caral Project

   • Caral History

10. Value-enhancement work begins at Vichama

    Jan 1, 2007Labels: Vichama, Caral Project

    • Caral History
    • Frontiers

11. Legal land-title process for Caral-Chupacigarro concludes

    Mar 16, 2007Labels: Caral-Chupacigarro, Land title

    • ZAC Legal

12. Caral-Supe inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Jun 28, 2009Labels: Caral-Supe, UNESCO World

    • UNESCO WHC
    • Reuters Archive

13. Caral Project wins U.S. preservation award

    Oct 1, 2009Labels: Caral Project, U S

    • Caral History

14. Institution transitions to Caral Archaeological Zone (ZAC)

    Jul 1, 2010Labels: Caral Archaeological, Ministry of

    • Caral About
    • Caral History
    • UNESCO Policy

15. Caral site protection crisis gains international attention

    Jan 3, 2021Labels: Caral, Ruth Shady

    • Guardian

16. Peñico site opens to the public after ZAC-led research

    Jul 12, 2025Labels: Pe ico, ZAC

    • Art Newspaper
    • Al Jazeera