# The holes were storage pits along the Inca road.

> Still possible: The holes were storage pits along the Inca road.

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Answer · Monte Sierpe, the "Band of Holes"

# The holes were storage pits along the Inca road.

The holes were storage pits along the Inca road.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Traces of covers, linings or seals; residues of long-term storage.
- Association with Inca administrative use only.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence that holes were open and short-term, or construction well before the Inca.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Crop pollen and basketry plants fit goods placed in the holes.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes/evidence/EVD0D5PH5RC74VY/crop-pollen-and-basketry-plants-fit-goods-placed-in-the)

Suggestive

FOR

[The counting layout and crossing gaps between sections suit display and tallying more than storage.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes/evidence/EVD0D5PH6060K9Z/the-counting-layout-and-crossing-gaps-between-sections-suit)

Speculative

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What was the Band of Holes for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes/questions/QST0D5PH3A81KKC/what-was-the-band-of-holes-for)

Most likelyThe band was a Chincha barter marketplace where goods were laid out in holes, later used under the Inca to…

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