# The band was built in the Inca period (after about AD 1400) as part of the state's administration.

> Still possible: The band was built in the Inca period (after about AD 1400) as part of the state's administration.

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Answer · Monte Sierpe, the "Band of Holes"

# The band was built in the Inca period (after about AD 1400) as part of the state's administration.

The band was built in the Inca period (after about AD 1400) as part of the state's administration.

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

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: none pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Basal fill dates after AD 1400; Inca pottery in the fills.

## What would rule it out

- Pre-Inca basal dates across many sections.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[The one dated hole is probably pre-Inca or at the transition (AD 1320–1405).](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes/evidence/EVD0D5PH8P46Y38/the-one-dated-hole-is-probably-pre-inca-or-at-the-transition)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[When was the band dug, and over how long was it used?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/monte-sierpe-band-of-holes/questions/QST0D5PH3J215JA/when-was-the-band-dug-and-over-how-long-was-it-used)

Most likelyThe band was built in the Late Intermediate Period under the Chincha and continued in use under the Inca

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The band was built in the Inca period (after about AD 1400) as part of the state's administration. [Answer ANS0D5PH8EA2D0D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D5PH8EA2D0D
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