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La Centinela

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29: 117:. It is "an unusual site in that it is one of the very few places where the Incas incorporated a major state installation into a preexisting, and still functioning, non-Inca capital." In 1958, Dwight T. Wallace discovered a system of straight roads emanating from La Centinela, suggesting a highly centralized pre-Incan administration. 205: 158:
Evans, Susan Toby and Joanne Pillsbury 2004. Palaces of the Ancient New World: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 10 and 11 October 1998. Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. p.
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and about 1 km away from the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by irrigated agricultural land. This means that the residents of La Centinela exploited plant, animal and marine resources.
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There are 11 well-defined pyramid structures and minor buildings constructed by adobe bricks. There are examples of adobe walls decorated using the technique of
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A black and red on white geometric painting can be found within the principal Inca building.
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Menzel, Dorothy (1959). "The Inca Occupation of the South Coast of Peru".
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Menzel, Dorothy (1959). "The Inca Occupation of the South Coast of Peru".
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which was an active administrative center during both the
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La Centinela was the Incan capital of the kingdom of the
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Lothrop, S.K. (1951). "Gold Artifacts of Chavin Style".
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Ugent, Donald; Peterson, Linda W. (September 1988).
312: 211:. International Potato Center. Archived from 203: 125:La Centinela lies about 200 km south of 27: 236: 313: 279: 168: 282:Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 171:Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 13: 326:Archaeological sites in Ica Region 14: 337: 294:10.1086/soutjanth.15.2.3628802 273: 230: 197: 183:10.1086/soutjanth.15.2.3628802 162: 152: 1: 97:is an archaeological site in 321:Archaeological sites in Peru 7: 16:Archaeological site in Peru 10: 342: 108: 55: 45: 35: 26: 146: 120: 105:and pre-Inca periods. 77:13.45028°S 76.17111°W 82:-13.45028; -76.17111 73: /  23: 239:American Antiquity 21: 218:on 30 August 2011 92: 91: 333: 306: 305: 277: 271: 270: 234: 228: 227: 225: 223: 217: 210: 201: 195: 194: 166: 160: 156: 88: 87: 85: 84: 83: 78: 74: 71: 70: 69: 66: 31: 24: 20: 341: 340: 336: 335: 334: 332: 331: 330: 311: 310: 309: 278: 274: 235: 231: 221: 219: 215: 208: 202: 198: 167: 163: 157: 153: 149: 123: 111: 81: 79: 75: 72: 67: 64: 62: 60: 59: 17: 12: 11: 5: 339: 329: 328: 323: 308: 307: 288:(2): 125–142. 272: 251:10.2307/276783 245:(3): 226–240. 229: 196: 177:(2): 125–142. 161: 150: 148: 145: 131:Chincha Valley 122: 119: 110: 107: 90: 89: 57: 53: 52: 47: 43: 42: 37: 33: 32: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 338: 327: 324: 322: 319: 318: 316: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 276: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 233: 214: 207: 200: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 165: 155: 151: 144: 141: 139: 134: 132: 128: 118: 116: 106: 104: 100: 96: 86: 58: 54: 51: 48: 44: 41: 38: 34: 30: 25: 19: 285: 281: 275: 242: 238: 232: 220:. Retrieved 213:the original 199: 174: 170: 164: 154: 142: 135: 124: 112: 95:La Centinela 94: 93: 22:La Centinela 18: 80: / 56:Coordinates 315:Categories 68:76°10′16″W 50:Ica Region 302:131557376 267:163186881 191:131557376 138:Champlevé 65:13°27′1″S 36:Location 129:in the 115:Chincha 109:History 300:  265:  259:276783 257:  222:8 June 189:  46:Region 298:S2CID 263:S2CID 255:JSTOR 216:(PDF) 209:(PDF) 187:S2CID 147:Notes 224:2011 127:Lima 121:Site 103:Inca 99:Peru 40:Peru 290:doi 247:doi 179:doi 159:311 317:: 296:. 286:15 284:. 261:. 253:. 243:16 241:. 185:. 175:15 173:. 140:. 304:. 292:: 269:. 249:: 226:. 193:. 181::

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Peru
Ica Region
13°27′1″S 76°10′16″W / 13.45028°S 76.17111°W / -13.45028; -76.17111
Peru
Inca
Chincha
Lima
Chincha Valley
Champlevé
doi
10.1086/soutjanth.15.2.3628802
S2CID
131557376
"Archaeological Remains of Potato and Sweet Potato in Peru"
the original
doi
10.2307/276783
JSTOR
276783
S2CID
163186881
doi
10.1086/soutjanth.15.2.3628802
S2CID
131557376
Categories
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Ica Region

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