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water over short distances, where it could be easily managed much like the canals in
Pharaonic Egypt or the kingdoms of Mesopotamia. This allowed for a connection and communication within the community, as the responsibilities were shared amongst everyone. Dillehay states that he does not believe there was a central leader directing the building of these canals as the building of these cananls was during the very early stages of the Andean Society when organization of the surrounding areas shows no signs of social hierarchy.
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Excavations revealed that as many as three construction phases took place in the building of the temple. The first phase was between 1500 BC-800 BC when people built the foundations of the building from cone-shaped clay. The second phase was between 800 BC-400 BC when the megalithic temple was built
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The upkeep for these canals also reveals social organization of labor. The construction and maintenance of these canals required a lot of work from the entire community. Dillehay states that the engineering of these canals compares to early canals in the Old World as they rely on gravity to draw
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of the valley. They interpreted the temple as an artifact of a 'water cult' initially, that was abandoned around 250 BC. One of the tombs was associated with this
Formative period. It contained an adult male and a ceramic bottle with two spouts and a bridge handle. Later, the site was used as a
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discovered canals in 1989 that are confirmed to be approximately 5,400 years old, but the importance of the canals has been uncovered only in more recent field study. The placement and slope of the canals demonstrates engineering planning. The canals were more or less u-shaped, symmetrical, and
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dating of aggregate flecks of charcoal from the oldest canal is dated to 6705 + 75 14C and archaeologists believe that the canals were used as early as 6,700 years ago as well as 4,500 years ago. A temple associated with more than one cultural period also has been discovered in the valley.
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shallow. Stones were found along the sides of the canals that are thought to have been used to protect against erosion. They range in size and all are built to rely on gravity to draw water downward, from an upper canal to crops below.
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under the influence of the pre-Inca civilization known as the Chavin. Finally, a third phase was during 400 BC-100 BC when people added circular pillars used to hold up the roof of the temple.
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site in the Zaña district. The temple walls were decorated with intricate images of figures with human bodies, bird heads, and reptilian claws. Skeletal remains of three adults were found.
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