New research suggests the Band of Holes in southern Peru may have been first a market and later an Inca accounting device.
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Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Mystery of Peru’s “Band of Holes”
For decades, the so-called “Band of Holes” in southern Peru puzzled researchers. Now, there are new insights into the ...
New research suggests that the holes were the site of an ancient marketplace, and Inca rulers may have used them as a fascinating accounting system.
Sediment analysis and drone photography of the iconic South American monument of Monte Sierpe (aka "Band of Holes") support a ...
In southern Peru, a 1.5-kilometre stretch of land dotted with thousands of carefully aligned holes has puzzled researchers ...
New analysis of the 1.5km-long site consisting of thousands of holes suggests they may have been used to measure and trade ...
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