# The holes caught fog or water to grow plants in sunken gardens.

> Disputed: The holes caught fog or water to grow plants in sunken gardens.

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Answer · Monte Sierpe, the "Band of Holes"

# The holes caught fog or water to grow plants in sunken gardens.

The holes caught fog or water to grow plants in sunken gardens.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- A water source sufficient for crops; growth-position plant remains.

## What would rule it out

- No rainfall, groundwater or sufficient fog at the site.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[No rain at this altitude, no groundwater on the slope, and fog oases too brief to grow maize.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes/evidence/EVD0D5PH6ZE1M24/no-rain-at-this-altitude-no-groundwater-on-the-slope-and-fog)

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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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Mysteries Department. (2026). The holes caught fog or water to grow plants in sunken gardens. [Answer ANS0D5PH6QM6WK9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D5PH6QM6WK9
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