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

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Kotosh
Ancient site.image
Templo Blanco de Kotosh amb l'edifici del Templo de las Manos darrera06.jpg
Ancient site.image_size
250px
Ancient site.caption
Partial view of the site.
Ancient site.map_type
Peru
Ancient site.map_alt
Location in Peru
Ancient site.map_caption
Location in Peru
Ancient site.relief
yes
Ancient site.location
Huánuco
Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.cultures
Kotosh Religious Tradition, Chavín culture

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Stratigraphy
  • Kotosh Period
  • Wairajirca period
  • Mito period
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

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

==Stratigraphy== Three cultural phases which preceded the Chavin culture were identified at Kotosh, Kotosh Wairajirca Mito

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kotosh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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