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Lauricocha
	Map of the area around Lake Lauricocha
Geographical range	Peru
Period	Andean preceramic
Dates	c. 10000 BCE –; c. 2500 BCE
Type site	Lauricocha Cave
Preceded by	Chivateros
Followed by	Norte Chico

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Lauricocha culture is a sequence of preceramic cultural periods in Peru's history, spanning about 5,000 years from c. 8000 to 2500 BC.

The total prehistoric sequence in Peru spans 15,000 years, starting at about 13,000 BC when the first gatherer-hunter societies left their traces in the Ayacucho and Ancash highlands. These were populations that were migrating from the North American continent through Central America and populated the Andes. Traces of these early groups have been found in rock caves of Lauricocha, Pacaicasa and Guitarrero.

The Lauricocha Cave at an altitude of over 4000 m was discovered in 1957 near Lauricocha Lake and the Lauricocha River, one of the sources of the Marañón River, a headwater of the Amazon River. It contained human remains, the oldest found in Peru, which can be dated back to the last glacial period, c. 9,500 years ago.

The early Peruvian groups of gatherers and hunters traversed between the rugged highlands and the coastal areas, following the movement of the wild animal herds and the climatic change of the seasons. Lauricocha near Huánuco was one of the important mountain encampments. The art of working stone to arrow points and fine blades was sophisticated, and the people made cave paintings of animals, hunting scenes and dances.

Lauricocha periods

Lauricocha I: 8000 – 6000 BC (Andean preceramic III)
Lauricocha II: 6000 – 4200 BC (Andean preceramic IV)
Lauricocha III: 4200 – 2500 BC (Andean preceramic V)

External links

"The Original Peopling of Latin America", UNESCO

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+{{Infobox archaeological culture
-'''Lauricocha Culture''' is a sequence of [[Cultural periods of Peru|Preceramic]] cultural periods in [[Peru]]'s history, spanning about 5,000 years from c. 8000 to 2500 [[Common Era|BCE]].
+|name = Lauricocha
+|map = Mapa_de_la_Laguna_Lauricocha.png
+|mapcaption = Map of the area around [[Lake Lauricocha]]
+|dates = {{circa}} 10000 BCE –<br> {{circa}} 2500 BCE
+|period = [[Andean preceramic]]
+|region = [[Peru]]
+|typesite = Lauricocha Cave
+|precededby = [[Chivateros]]
+|followedby = [[Caral–Supe civilization|Norte Chico]]
+}}
+'''Lauricocha culture''' is a sequence of [[Andean preceramic|preceramic]] cultural periods in [[Peru]]'s history, spanning about 5,000 years from c. 8000 to 2500 BC.
-The total [[prehistoric]] sequence in Peru spans 15,000 years, starting at about 13,000 BC when the first gatherer-hunter societies left their traces in the [[Ayacucho]] and [[Ancash]] highlands. These were populations that were migrating from the North American continent through Central America and populated the [[Andes]]. Traces of these early groups have been found in rock caves of  '''Lauricocha''', [[Pacaicasa]] and [[Guitarrero]].
+The total [[prehistoric]] sequence in Peru spans 15,000 years, starting at about 13,000 BC when the first gatherer-hunter societies left their traces in the [[Ayacucho]] and [[Ancash]] highlands. These were populations that were migrating from the North American continent through Central America and populated the [[Andes]]. Traces of these early groups have been found in rock caves of  '''Lauricocha''', [[Pacaicasa]] and [[Guitarrero Cave|Guitarrero]].
-The ''Lauricocha Cave'' at an altitude of over 4000 m was discovered in 1957 near [[Lauricocha Lake]] and the source of the [[Marañón River]], one of the headwaters of the [[Amazon River]]. It contained human remains, the oldest found in Peru, which can be dated back to the [[last glacial period]], c. 9,500 years ago.
+The ''Lauricocha Cave'' at an altitude of over 4000 m was discovered in 1957 near [[Lauricocha Lake]] and the [[Lauricocha River]], one of the sources of the [[Marañón River]], a headwater of the [[Amazon River]]. It contained human remains, the oldest found in Peru, which can be dated back to the [[last glacial period]], c. 9,500 years ago.
 The early Peruvian groups of gatherers and hunters traversed between the rugged highlands and the coastal areas, following the movement of the wild animal herds and the climatic change of the seasons. Lauricocha near [[Huánuco]] was one of the important mountain encampments.  The art of working stone to arrow points and fine blades was sophisticated, and the people made cave paintings of animals, hunting scenes and dances.
-;Lauricocha Periods
+;Lauricocha periods
-*Lauricocha III: 4200 BCE - 2500 BCE
+* Lauricocha I: 8000 – 6000 BC (Andean preceramic III)
-*Lauricocha II: 6000 BCE - 4200 BCE
+* Lauricocha II: 6000 – 4200 BC (Andean preceramic IV)
-*Lauricocha I: 8000 BCE - 6000 BCE
+* Lauricocha III: 4200 – 2500 BC (Andean preceramic V)
-==See also==
+== See also ==
 * [[Amotape complex]]
 * [[Paiján culture]]
-==External links==
+== External links ==
-*[http://www.unesco.org/culture/latinamerica/html_eng/chapter12/chapter5.htm "The Original Peopling of Latin America"], UNESCO
+* [http://www.unesco.org/culture/latinamerica/html_eng/chapter12/chapter5.htm "The Original Peopling of Latin America"], UNESCO
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 [[Category:Indigenous peoples of the Andes]]
 [[Category:Andean preceramic]]
+[[Category:8th-millennium BC establishments]]
+[[Category:3rd-millennium BC disestablishments]]
+[[Category:1957 archaeological discoveries]]