Huaricanga complex in the Fortaleza Valley: ceremonial and settlement phases (c. 2500–1800 BCE)

1. Initial Late Archaic occupation begins in Fortaleza Valley

   Jan 1, 3000 BCELabels: Fortaleza Valley, Late Archaic

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2. Monumental mound–plaza building established by early third millennium

   Jan 1, 2900 BCELabels: mound plaza, Norte Chico

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3. U-shaped ceremonial planning emerges at Caballete

   Jan 1, 2700 BCELabels: Caballete, U-shaped plan

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4. Huaricanga temple built in early Mito-like tradition

   Jan 1, 2560 BCELabels: Huaricanga, Mito tradition

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5. Huaricanga ceremonial center develops monumental core

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Huaricanga, huanca

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6. Cerro Lampay monumental phase begins in mid-third millennium

   Jan 1, 2430 BCELabels: Cerro Lampay, platform mound

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7. Residential-ceremonial complexes expand at Caballete and Huaricanga

   Jan 1, 2300 BCELabels: Caballete, Huaricanga

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8. Shicra-bag building technique documented in monumental fills

   Jan 1, 2200 BCELabels: shicra, construction-bags

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9. Cerro Lampay monumental use continues into late second millennium

   Jan 1, 1800 BCELabels: Cerro Lampay, Late Archaic

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10. Late Archaic Norte Chico florescence ends around 1800 BCE

    Jan 1, 1800 BCELabels: Norte Chico, transition-1800 BCE

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11. Initial Period construction appears later at El Castillo de Huaricanga

    Jan 1, 1800 BCELabels: El Castillo, Initial Period

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12. Fortaleza Valley Late Archaic chronology synthesized from large radiocarbon sets

    Jan 1, 2013Labels: Fortaleza Valley, radiocarbon dataset

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