Huaca Prieta
E524469
Huaca Prieta is an ancient preceramic archaeological site on Peru’s north coast, renowned for some of the earliest evidence of complex society, textile production, and maritime adaptation in the Americas.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
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archaeological site ⓘ preceramic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of complex societies in coastal Peru
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early Andean maritime tradition ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturePeriod |
Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene transition
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Preceramic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedEndDate | early Holocene ⓘ |
| estimatedStartDate |
circa 14,000 years ago
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late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Junius Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
basketry fragments
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cotton textiles ⓘ domestic features ⓘ gourd artifacts ⓘ hearths ⓘ marine faunal remains ⓘ plant remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasEarliestEvidenceOf |
maritime-oriented subsistence in the Andes
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textile production in the Americas ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
cotton
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gourds ⓘ plant fibers ⓘ |
| hasSubsistenceEvidence |
fishing
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hunting of marine mammals ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ use of wild plants ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important archaeological heritage of Peru ⓘ |
| knownFor |
basketry
ⓘ
complex fishing technologies ⓘ early agriculture evidence ⓘ early complex society in the Americas ⓘ early cotton use ⓘ early gourds use ⓘ early maritime adaptation ⓘ early textile production ⓘ preceramic occupation ⓘ textile iconography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Libertad Region
NERFINISHED
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north coast of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chicama Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
early human adaptation to coastal environments
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origins of social complexity in the Andes ⓘ origins of textile technology in the Americas ⓘ |
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