Monte Sierpe dates to at least the Late Intermediate Period and continued to be used under the Inca.

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"Monte Sierpe dates to at least the Late Intermediate Period and continued to be used under the Inca."

The authors date the site to at least AD 1000-1400 and report continued use during the Inca period, AD 1400-1532.

Source title Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru

Source authors Jacob L. Bongers; Christopher A. Kiahtipes; David Beresford-Jones; Jo Osborn; Manuel Medrano; Ioana A. Dumitru; Christine Bergmann; José Román; Carito Tavera Medina; Henry Tantaleán; Luis Huamán Mesía; Charles Stanish

Source year 2025

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