Spanning 13 feet that once constituted the wall of a temple, the mural depicts stars, fish-like creatures, and fishing nets, some of which are decorated with yellow and blue pigments.

During excavations at Huaca Yolanda in the coastal Peruvian region of La Libertad, archaeologists uncovered a mural that’s between 3,000 and 4,000 years old. This three-dimensional rock art once adorned a temple wall and features designs of stars and fish unlike any recorded in the area before.

But while this discovery was both exciting and unexpected, it also comes at a precarious time for the Huaca Yolanda site. Looting and damage caused by the expansion of agricultural activity in the area are threatening the future of the site, leading experts to call for an urgent response to protect it.

The Discovery

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