Answer · Monte Sierpe, the "Band of Holes"
The band was a Chincha barter marketplace where goods were laid out in holes, later used under the Inca to…
The band was a Chincha barter marketplace where goods were laid out in holes, later used under the Inca to collect and account for tribute by section.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: four pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Regular, countable layout within sections.
- Crop and container-plant microfossils in the holes, not in controls.
- Use dates in the Late Intermediate Period and Late Horizon.
- Section-level differences in contents or construction that map to groups.
What would rule it out
- Dates showing the band was built and abandoned before AD 1000, or microfossils no different inside and outside the holes.
Evidence 4 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Most likelyThe band was a Chincha barter marketplace where goods were laid out in holes, later used under the Inca to…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The band was a Chincha barter marketplace where goods were laid out in holes, later used under the Inca to… [Answer ANS0D5PH41P67WK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D5PH41P67WK
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