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
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
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Amgine •
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
15th-century Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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