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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Áspero coastal settlement and maritime economy (c. 3500–1800 BCE)

Áspero coastal settlement and maritime economy (c. 3500–1800 BCE)

  1. Initial Late Archaic coastal occupation begins

    Labels: Late Archaic

  2. Áspero develops as a Supe River mouth settlement

    Labels: spero, Supe River

  3. Monumental platform mounds expand at Áspero

    Labels: Platform mounds, Huacas

  4. Cotton-mesh construction bags used in mound building

    Labels: Cotton bags, Construction technology

  5. Huaca de los Ídolos and Huaca de los Sacrificios active

    Labels: Huaca de

  6. Maritime subsistence dominates local economy

    Labels: Maritime economy

  7. Long-distance contacts evidenced by exotic materials

    Labels: Spondylus shell

  8. Evidence for social ranking appears in burials

    Labels: Burials, Social ranking

  9. Late Archaic decline and end of primary occupation

    Labels: Late Archaic

  10. Max Uhle documents Áspero in early archaeological work

    Labels: Max Uhle

  11. Moseley and Willey publish influential reexamination

    Labels: Moseley, Willey

  12. R. Feldman’s studies highlight ritual and figurines

    Labels: R Feldman

  13. Municipal landfill use damages parts of the site

    Labels: Municipal landfill

  14. Caral–Supe research prompts renewed attention to Áspero

    Labels: Caral Supe

  15. Nature paper consolidates Late Archaic chronology (3000–1800 BCE)

    Labels: Radiocarbon study

  16. Cleanup effort removes accumulated landfill debris

    Labels: Cleanup effort

  17. Elite female burial (“Lady of Four Tupus”) reported

    Labels: Lady of

  18. Another elite woman burial announced by Peru’s Ministry of Culture

    Labels: Ministry of