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Peruvian Ancient Cultures
Peruvian territory has been inhabited for 20,000 years by hunters and gatherers. According to some, lithic rests found in the caves of Piquimachay (Ayacucho), Chivateros, Lauricocha, Paijan, and Toquepala provide the evidence for the date. The oldest primitive cultures appeared in 10000 BC in the Guitarrero Cave, Yungay, then in the coast (in the provinces of Chilca and Paracas) and in the highlands (in the Callejon de Huaylas). 3000 years later, people became sedentary so they began to cultivate plants like maize and cotton (Gossypium barbadense) and to tame some animals too. Later technology came along to help with the ...
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