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The Coastal Andean Late Formative tradition occurred from 3000 BP–2200 BP and was located along the Pacific coast of Peru from the La Leche Valley in the north to the Nazca Valley in the south. The people were sedentary agriculturalists, with maize added during this period, and they supplemented their diet with fish, shellfish gathering, and domesticated animals such as llamas and guinea pigs. Settlements range from urban to small village sites and also include fortified hilltop sites and specialized elite cemeteries. The settlement hierarchy suggests a chiefdom level of organization. The fortified sites along the north coast suggest endemic conflict. Copper and gold artifacts appear for the first time and the high quality of these, the textiles, and ceramics hint at the existence of part-time specialists.

Toward the development of the state on the north central coast of Peru

The Early Horizon occupation of the Nepena Valley, north central coast of Peru

Paracas

Structure, image, and abstraction

Introduction

References cited

Physical and chemical analysis of Paracas fibers

The Formative period

Social and political leadership in the lower Ica Valley

Paracas Necropolis bundle 89

Ecology and society in embroidered images from the Paracas Necropolis

Tradition Summary

Chronology

Theocracy vs. militarism

Chavin, the early horizon and the initial period

The Paracas problem

A technical and iconographic analysis of Carhua painted textiles

Reconstructing patterns of early warfare in the lower Santa Valley

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Daggett, Richard Earl	Toward the development of the state on the north central coast of Peru	1987
Daggett, Richard Earl	The Early Horizon occupation of the Nepena Valley, north central coast of Peru	2012
Daggett, Richard Earl	Paracas	1991
Frame, Mary	Structure, image, and abstraction	1991
Haas, Jonathan	Introduction	1987
Haas, Jonathan	References cited	1987
Jakes, Kathryn A.	Physical and chemical analysis of Paracas fibers	1991
Lumbreras, Luis Guillermo	The Formative period	1974
Massey, Sarah A.	Social and political leadership in the lower Ica Valley	1991
Paul, Anne	Paracas	1991
Paul, Anne	Paracas Necropolis bundle 89	1991
Paul, Anne	References cited	1991
Peters, Ann H. (Ann Hudson)	Ecology and society in embroidered images from the Paracas Necropolis	1991
Pozorski, Shelia Griffis	Tradition Summary	2015
Pozorski, Shelia Griffis	Chronology	1987
Pozorski, Shelia Griffis	Theocracy vs. militarism	1987
Pozorski, Thomas George	Chavin, the early horizon and the initial period	1987
Silverman, Helaine	The Paracas problem	1991
Wallace, Dwight T.	A technical and iconographic analysis of Carhua painted textiles	1991
Wilson, David J. (David John)	Reconstructing patterns of early warfare in the lower Santa Valley	1987

Coastal Andean Late Formative

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