Robert Shippee's aerial photograph of the band (Shippee-Johnson expedition)

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

The first published image of the band, and the reason it became known outside the valley.

Robert Shippee, 1931. reproduced courtesy of the AMNH; not under the article licence

Copies 1

PhotoRobert Shippee · doi.org · reproduced courtesy of the AMNH; not under the article licencePrimary source: Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe ('Band of Holes') in the Pisco Valley, Peru1 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Monte Sierpe (Band of Holes) · Band of pits on a ridge

Sources 1

Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe ('Band of Holes') in the Pisco Valley, PeruSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Robert Shippee's aerial photograph of the band (Shippee-Johnson expedition) [Artifact ART0D5PHCTY6HV7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D5PHCTY6HV7

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  year      = {2026},
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