Andean preceramic

The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, or simply Caral, is an archaeological site in Peru where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found. It is located in the Supe District of Peru, near the current town of Caral, north of Lima, from the coast and 350 meters above sea level. It is attributed an antiquity of 5,000 years and it is considered the oldest city in the Americas and one of the oldest in the world. No other site has been found with such a diversity of monumental buildings or different ceremonial and administrative functions in the Americas as early as Caral. It has been

complex pre-Columbian era society that included as many as 30 major population centers in what is now the Norte Chico region of north-central coastal Peru

island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca

archaeological culture of South America

mummified remains from the Chinchorro culture, found in northern Chile

cave

Kotosh is an archaeological site near the town of Huánuco, Peru, consisting of a series of buildings comprising six periods of continuous occupation.

cave

archeological site

cultural heritage site in Peru

large number of Holocene settlements which flourished between 8000 BCE and 4600 BCE, near the coast of present-day Ecuador

Aspero is a well-studied Late Preceramic site archaeological complex located near the mouth of the Supe River, south of Supe Puerto, on the central coast of Peru. It forms part of the ancient Caral-Supe civilization and was occupied during the Late Archaic period, from around 3700 BC to around 1800 BC. It is connected culturally to the ancient city of Caral, located 25 km up-valley, for which it presumably served as a major fishery. The site covers an area of approximately 14 hectares (35 acres) and features numerous temples or huacas, of which the most prominent are the Huaca Alta, the H

cultural heritage site in Peru

human settlement in Peru

district in Cajamarca, Peru

archaeological site

archaeological site in Peru

cultural heritage site in Peru

Ventarrón is the site of a 4,500-year-old temple with painted murals, which was excavated in Peru in 2007 near Chiclayo, in the Lambayeque region on the northern coast. The site was inhabited by the Early Cupisnique, Cupisnique, Chavin and Moche cultures.

Andean preceramic culture

town in Lima, Peru

archaeological site in La Libertad department, Peru

archaeological site in Peru

cultural heritage site in Peru

archaeological site in Peru