Bandurria

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Bandurria is an ancient preceramic archaeological site on Peru’s central coast, notable for its early monumental architecture and role in the development of Andean civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement
archaeological site
preceramic site
associatedWith development of Andean civilization
early complex societies on Peru’s coast
chronology Late Preceramic
comparedWith Aspero
Caral
other Norte Chico sites
country Peru
culture Preceramic Period
surface form: Preceramic Period of Peru
discoveredIn 1970s
economyBasedOn incipient agriculture
marine resources
estimatedDate circa 1800 BCE
circa 3200 BCE
hasEvidenceOf long-term occupation
organized labor for construction
ritual activities
hasFeature ceremonial architecture
platform mounds
public plazas
residential sectors
shell middens
stone and adobe constructions
knownFor early monumental architecture
early urban planning
large platform mounds
sunken circular plazas
locatedIn Huaura Province NERFINISHED
Lima Region
central coast of Peru
locatedNear Huacho
Pacific Ocean
partOf Andean civilization
periodOverlap Caral
surface form: Caral-Supe civilization
protectedStatus cultural heritage site of Peru
rediscoveredIn 1973
region Norte Chico region of Peru
researchFocus emergence of social complexity on the central coast
origins of Andean urbanism
significance one of the earliest known monumental centers on Peru’s central coast
threatenedBy informal occupation
road construction
urban expansion

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