Ancient Americas: The Moche
The Ancients
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What Happened to Chavin De Wantar?
The moche stretched over a goodly stretch of about 500 miles of coast. They were preceded by something called the initial period, when the seramics first get used. And then there was a consolidation of one of these centres known as chavin de wantar. It seems to have created a religious system and a pilgrimage centre that helped to unite lots of different peoples in different parts of peru.
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