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Huaca Prieta
The ruins of a wall at Huaca Prieta, one of the most ancient sites in Peru.
Huaca Prieta
archaeological site, Peru
Also known as: Chicama
Huaca Prieta, pre-Columbian site of the Late Preceramic Period (c. 3500β1800 bce) in northern Peru, located at the mouth of the Chicama River. Archaeological excavations have revealed subterranean pit dwellings there. The inhabitants of these dwellings did not cultivate maize (corn) or make pottery but did grow squash, chilies, and cotton, caught fish, and wove baskets and coarse cloth. By the radiocarbon method this culture has been dated to about 2500 bce.
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