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The early ceremonial center of Huaricotoessay 1985 • Burger, Richard L. & Salazar, Lucy C.
Coastal Andean Archaic • South America > Central Andes
Burger and Salazar describe their excavations at the highland site of Huaricoto where there are indications of interaction with the coast during the Late Preceramic period. They also discuss common aspects of Andean religion....The second season of investigations at the Initial Period center of Cardal, Peruarticle 1991 • Burger, Richard L. & Salazar, Lucy C.
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors feature results of their fieldwork at the civic-ceremonial center of Cardal on the central coast of Peru. The summit of a pyramid was used for housing, as a burial ground, and for religious rituals, some of which would have been hidden fr...