Supe Valley

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Supe Valley is a coastal river valley in Peru known as the site of Caral, one of the oldest urban centers in the Americas.

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Supe Valley canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river valley
archaeologicalResearchBy Ruth Shady
associatedWithPeriod Preceramic period of Peru
contains Caral
other Norte Chico archaeological sites
country Peru
hasArchaeologicalSignificance early complex society in the Americas
early monumental architecture
hasClimate arid coastal desert
hasEarliestUrbanDevelopment Late Archaic period
hasEconomicBasis irrigated agriculture in antiquity
marine resources in antiquity
hasElevationRange sea level to Andean foothills
hasMouthIn Pacific Ocean
hasNearbyPort Puerto Supe
hasNearbyTown Supe Pueblo
hasRiver Supe River NERFINISHED
hasSettlementType ancient urban centers
irrigatedBy Supe River NERFINISHED
isCoastal true
knownFor Sacred City of Caral-Supe
surface form: Caral archaeological site

one of the oldest urban centers in the Americas
languageRegion Spanish
locatedIn Barranca Province NERFINISHED
Lima Region
Peru
South America
partOf Norte Chico region of Peru
surface form: Norte Chico civilization area
prehistoricCulture Norte Chico region of Peru
surface form: Norte Chico civilization

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Caral locatedIn Supe Valley