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The PACHACUTI project aims to investigate the impact of Coastal El Niño events on ancient Peruvian societies by analyzing tree-ring data from archaeological sites. It seeks to understand the climatic conditions that led to the construction of fortified settlements during a period of regional instability.
Coastal El Niño (CEN) events have affected the northern half of Peru's coast for millennia bringing very warm climate conditions that lead to heavy rainfall and floods.
In the central Peruvian desert of Casma, the presence of numerous fortified settlements dating from around 320-200 BCE suggests that their construction occurred during a period of warfare and regional instability.
However, the reasons behind this instability remain unclear.
The larger of these fortresses, Chankillo, may hold the…
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Peru, Piura
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
Max-Planck Institut für Biogeochemie
Germany, Jena
Type: Research institute
Activity type: Research Organisations
SME: No
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