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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Áspero Archaeological Site (Fishing Town of Caral)

Late Archaic 3000–2500 BCE · Norte Chico (Caral maritime)

Coastal port six pyramids, fish-for-cotton, 3000–2500 BCE.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Bandurria Archaeological Site (Huacho)

Late Archaic 3550–2500 BCE · Norte Chico (Caral)

Caral network city 54 ha 3550–2500 BCE, 10 plazas.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Aspero — Norte Chico Bay City and Middens

Norte Chico Preceramic (3700–2500 BCE coastal capital 15 mounds 3700–2500) · Norte Chico coastal sibling to Caral (Aspero has 6 mounds associated shell middens)

Aspero Feldman 1980 3700 BCE mounds with shicra.