Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho

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Why it mattersKey Preceramic Norte Chico (Bandurria part of Norte Chico Caral sphere 5000–3500) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 4100 BCE early mound; 3200 BCE monumental

Period

Preceramic (5700–2500 BCE Bandurria period with 3200 BCE monumental circular architecture to 4100 BCE Aceramic)

Culture

Preceramic Norte Chico (Bandurria part of Norte Chico Caral sphere 5000–3500)

Purpose

Preceramic mound village (30 ha with circular sunken plaza 35 m × 30 m monumental 3200 BCE) — extensive cotton 5700 BCE fishing-mound city on 30 ha dune

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1911

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho

2. c. 4100 BCE early mound; 3200 BCE monumental

   Initial construction / first occupation at Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho

• Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho — outlier feature

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• Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho — subsidiary complex

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• Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Bandurria — Cotton Preceramic Mound Near Huacho — hydraulic feature

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