Andean preceramic
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The Andean preceramic refers to the early period of human occupation in the Andean area of South America that preceded the introduction of ceramics. This period is also called pre-ceramic or aceramic.
The Pyramids of Caral
Caral ceremonial plaza
A view of Caral
A pyramid at El Paraiso
Caral–Supe civilization
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Caral–Supe was a complex pre-Columbian era society that included as many as thirty major population centers in what is now the Caral region of north-central coastal Peru. The civilization flourished b
Andean preceramic
…may have been built as early as 4700 BC. A great deal of archaeological work has been done in Peru in relation to the preceramic cultures, and while Caral/Norte Chico civilization has now been studied extensively, there are also many other sites being studied. Caral/Norte Chico is one of the most notable and well-studied cultures…
Reconstruction of one of the pyramids of Aspero
Remains of platform mound structures at Caral
Caral panorama
The people from the Caral–Supe civilization used vertebrae of the blue whale as stools