11:22 | Supe (Lima region), Apr. 1.
The impact of the Caral culture went beyond the limits of Supe Valley. The
last discoveries in Aspero —Caral civilization's fishing town— reveal that trade developed along the coasts of Ecuador and the Amazon area.
Doctor Ruth Shady Solis —the person in charge of the archaeological works— explained the discoveries suggest new theories concerning the role of
Caral inhabitants.
The expert —a competent authority when it comes to the Preceramic period— indicated that some products could be considered part of the trade exchange between regions.
However, others might give a clue of a strong migration from the Amazon to the Coast, due to climate problems.
According to Shady, some of the objects found in Aspero belong to other areas. The same occurs in Miraya or
Vichama, where archaeologists found sodalite —a mineral extracted from deposits in Bolivia.
In fact, excavators in Caral found a child buried in the style of the Chinchorro culture —developed between Moquegua and the north of what is now Chile.
Neither walls nor weapons have been found in the area, which suggests this society did not practice war.
Shady underscores that civilization spread from Supe Valley, thus influencing other regions in the continent.
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Published: 4/1/2019