El Paraíso (Peru)

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El Paraíso (Peru) is an ancient preceramic archaeological complex near Lima, notable as one of the earliest large-scale monumental centers in the central Andes.

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El Paraíso (Peru) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement
archaeological site
monumental architectural complex
preceramic site
associatedWithCulture early Andean civilization
preceramic coastal societies
comparedWith Caral
other early Andean monumental centers
country Peru
culturePeriod Late Archaic Period
Preceramic Period
discoveredBy Louis Stumer
earliestOccupation c. 3000 BCE
economyBasedOn cotton cultivation
fishing
gourd cultivation
incipient agriculture
marine resource exploitation
excavatedBy Frederic Engel
Jeffrey Quilter
function ceremonial center
residential center
hasEvidenceOf organized construction projects
planned architectural layout
ritual activities
hasFeature central plaza areas
complex of multiple architectural units
domestic sectors
large platform mounds
monumental architecture
possible ceremonial structures
stone and adobe constructions
sunken courts
heritageStatus important preceramic site of Peru
locatedIn Chillón River valley
Lima Region
central coast of Peru
locatedNear Chillón River
Lima
Pacific Ocean
mainOccupation c. 2500–1800 BCE
materialCulture absence of pottery
plant remains
stone tools
textile remains
notableFor being one of the earliest large-scale monumental centers in the central Andes
evidence of early complex social organization
large-scale labor mobilization in preceramic times
region central Andes
linked to: Central Andes
surveyedBy Frederic Engel

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Formative Period in the Andes hasNotableSite El Paraíso (Peru)