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Chan Chan, Peru. ( JeremyRichards /Adobe Stock).
Insert: The enigmatic 1,200-year-old telephone. (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian)
A 1,200-year-old telephone, a marvel of ancient invention, surprises almost all who hear about it. Reportedly found in in the ruins of Chan Chan, Peru, the delicate communication artifact is known as the earliest example of telephone technology in the Western Hemisphere.
This seemingly out-of-place-artifact is evidence of the impressive innovation of the coastal Chimu people in the Río Moche Valley of northern Peru. Ramiro Matos, curator of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) told Smithsonian, “This is unique. Only one was ever discovered. It comes from the consciousness of an indigenous society with no written language
A man dressed as a Chimu elite or priest among the ruins of Chan Chan, Peru.
( Johnathan Hood, Flickr/ CC BY-ND 2.0 )
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