Ancient Bolivian temple discovery reveals secrets of lost Tiwanaku society

Ancient Bolivian temple discovery reveals secrets of lost Tiwanaku society

An ancient temple hidden in Bolivia’s highlands is reshaping how archaeologists understand the Tiwanaku civilization, a once-powerful culture that flourished near Lake Titicaca more than 1,000 years ago. A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, details the discovery of a massive ritual complex atop a remote hill once used by Indigenous farmers. The structure, now called Palaspata, helps fill in key gaps about how Tiwanaku expanded beyond…