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The Band of Holes

PhotographCC BY 4.0In use AD 1320–1405 and later
The Band of Holes: photo
The Band of Holes: photo
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J.L. Bongers and C. Stanish, 1320. CC BY 4.0

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PhotoJ.L. Bongers and C. Stanish · doi.org · CC BY 4.0Primary source: Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe ('Band of Holes') in the Pisco Valley, Peru1 step from the original
PhotoJ.L. Bongers · doi.org · CC BY 4.0Primary source: Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe ('Band of Holes') in the Pisco Valley, Peru2 steps from the original
PhotoRobert Shippee · static.cambridge.org · AMNH Library negative 334709; reproduced courtesy of AMNH, not under the article licence1 step from the original
PictureJ.L. Bongers and C. Stanish · doi.org · CC BY 4.01 step from the original
PictureJ.L. Bongers · doi.org · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original
PhotographBruno7 · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original
PhotographBruno7 · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original
PhotographBruno7 · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original

Where it was made

CuscoAyacuchoHuancavelicaSicuaniNasca1Monte Sierpe200 kmLimaHuancayoCuscoTarma1200 km
Monte Sierpe (Band of Holes) · Band of pits on a ridge

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Band of Holes [Artifact ART0D5PHB487GFK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D5PHB487GFK
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