List of Norte Chico archaeological sites explained
The following is a list of archaeological sites of the Norte Chico civilization (also Caral civilization). The Norte Chico comprises four coastal river valleys.
Site Name | River | Earliest date, cal BC | Site Name | River | Earliest date, cal BC |
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Porvenir | Fortaleza | 3720[1] | Vinto Alto | Pativilca | 2580 |
Cerro Lampay | Fortaleza | N/A | Huayto | Pativilca | 2270 |
Caballete | Fortaleza | 3120[2] | Aspero | Supe | N/A |
Cerro Blanco 1 | Fortaleza | 1720 | Piedra Parada | Supe | N/A |
Cerro Blanco 2 | Fortaleza | 2120 | Era de Pando | Supe | N/A |
Huaricanga | Fortaleza | 3750 | Lurihuasi | Supe | N/A |
Cerro de la Cruz | Fortaleza | N/A | Miraya | Supe | N/A |
Shaura | Fortaleza | 2030 | Pueblo Nuevo | Supe | N/A |
Punta y Suela | Pativilca | 9170[3] | Caral | Supe | N/A |
Upaca | Pativilca | 2740 | Alpacoto | Supe | N/A |
Potao | Pativilca | 1480 | Peñico | Supe | N/A |
Carreteria | Pativilca | 2180 | Huacachi | Supe | N/A |
Pampa San Jose | Pativilca | 2230 | Huaural | Huaura | N/A |
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Notes and References
- Creamer . Winifred . Haas . Jonathan . Jakaitis . Edward . Holguin . Jesus . May 2011 . Far From the Shore: Comparison of Marine Invertebrates in Midden Deposits From Two Sites in the Norte Chico, Peru . The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology . 6 . 2 . 176–195 . 10.1080/15564894.2011.582071.
- Haas . Jonathan . Creamer . Winifred . Ruiz . Alvaro . January 2005 . Dating the Late Archaic occupation of the Norte Chico region in Peru . Nature . 432 . 7020 . 1020–3 . 10.1038/nature03146 . 15616561 .
- Creamer . Winifred . Ruiz . Alvaro . Haas . Jonathan . September 2007 . https://bioone.org/journals/Fieldiana-Anthropology/volume-2007/issue-40/0071-4739_2007_189_1_AIOLAS_2.0.CO_2/Archaeological-Investigation-of-Late-Archaic-Sites-30001800-BC-in-the/10.3158/0071-4739(2007)189[1:AIOLAS2.0.CO;2.short Archaeological Investigation of Late Archaic Sites (3000–1800 B.C.) in the Pativilca Valley, Peru ]. Fieldiana Anthropology . 2007 . 40 . 1–78 . 10.3158/0071-4739(2007)189[1:AIOLAS]2.0.CO;2 .