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List of Norte Chico archaeological sites

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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

Porvenir Fortaleza 3720[1] Vinto Alto Pativilca 2580[2]
Cerro Lampay Fortaleza N/A Huayto Pativilca 2270[2]
Caballete Fortaleza 3120[2] Aspero Supe N/A
Cerro Blanco 1 Fortaleza 1720[2] Piedra Parada Supe N/A
Cerro Blanco 2 Fortaleza 2120[2] Era de Pando Supe N/A
Huaricanga Fortaleza 3750[1] Lurihuasi Supe N/A
Cerro de la Cruz Fortaleza N/A Miraya Supe N/A
Shaura Fortaleza 2030[2] Pueblo Nuevo Supe N/A
Punta y Suela Pativilca 9170[2][3] Caral Supe N/A
Upaca Pativilca 2740[2] Alpacoto Supe N/A
Potao Pativilca 1480[2] Peñico Supe N/A
Carreteria Pativilca 2180[2] Huacachi Supe N/A
Pampa San Jose Pativilca 2230[2] Huaural Huaura N/A

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. doi:10.1080/15564894.2011.582071.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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. doi:10.1038/nature03146. PMID 15616561.
  3. ^ Creamer, Winifred; Ruiz, Alvaro; Haas, Jonathan (September 2007). "Archaeological Investigation of Late Archaic Sites (3000–1800 B.C.) in the Pativilca Valley, Peru". Fieldiana Anthropology. 2007 (40): 1–78. doi:10.3158/0071-4739(2007)189[1:AIOLAS]2.0.CO;2.