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Author Chincha Kingdom & Inka Empire

Date of creation 1100-1600

Monte Sierpe "Band of Holes"

Exceptional topographical site in Peru containing approximately 5,000 regularly spaced holes in the ground, used for goods exchange and accounting during the Inka Empire.

Monte Sierpe

Image: Monte Sierpe’s holes. © C. Stanish, reproduced with permission of the archaeologist.

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