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Multi-periodSite Name: BandurriaCountry: Peru Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Huacho
Latitude: 11.187103S Longitude: 77.588477W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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bat400 visited on 31st Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 We visited Bandurria as part of a 9 day tour of archaeological sites in Northern Peru through WH Tours. Ask me about them - they are great.
Part of the Chico Norte or Caral-Supe Culture. Structures include two large platform buildings and sunken plazas similar to ones found at Caral, but made from unshaped stones. They are estimated to be up to 4500 years old.
A construction method common to multiple sites in this culture is the use of woven bags or baskets containing many rough relatively small stones. These "shicras" were used as fill between walls or making up the bulk of plarforms. This method was in large buildings of adobe, unshaped stone and faced stone. It is believed this made the stepped pyramids resilient to the earthquakes common on the west coast of South America.
Finds include fishing nets and a set of cotton clothing.
A large residential area near the civil or ceremonial buildings has been nearly wiped out by a modern water project, leaving the structures around a ceremonial plaza.
More information at Arqueología del Perú (in Spanish).
Note: Possible human sacrifice found. Also see comment on news of similarities of this site to Caral, including its great age.
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