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Quarries in Peru · Mysteria

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Quarries in Peru

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🇵🇪 Peru · Quarry

Port Playa Quarry

Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid

Port Playa Quarry in Ancash, Peru is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) quarry attributed to Ubaid culture.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Quispisisa Obsidian Source and Quarry

Archaic to Wari (8000 BCE–800 CE) · Hunter-gatherer to Wari imperial

Quispisisa Obsidian Source and Quarry in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Archaic to Wari (8000 BCE–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Hunter-gatherer to Wari imperial.