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Huaca Prieta

3500 BC – 1200 BC
CultureSouth America

Massive Preceramic ceremonial mound and midden complex on Peru's north coast (Chicama Valley, part of the El Brujo Archaeological Complex), built up over millennia by fishing and early cotton-farming communities and renowned for elaborate twined textiles with indigo dye.

Occupation and ceremonial use declined gradually as the regional economy shifted toward agriculture; nearby mounds (Paredones, El Brujo) eclipsed it in importance, and later ceramic-period Guañape, Cupisnique and Chavín-linked sites developed at the adjoining Monticulo Cupisnique mound.

Borders in 3500 BC · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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