The oldest civilization in South America? Phenomenon of Norte Chico: approaches and research problems

The article is devoted to the analysis of approaches to the study of Norte Chico culture (3000 – 1800 BC) located in in the north of the central part of the Pacific coast of Republic of Peru. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of paleoeconomic processes and politogenesis in the Late Preceramic Period of Peru to determine the nature of the origin of early civilizations in the region. Substantiates compliance paleoeconomic model Norte Chico atypical way "Neolithic revolution" in the region and offers a hypothesis about the characteristics of the type of political organization. The article substantiates the correspondence of the Norte-Chico paleoeconomic model to the atypical way "Neolithic revolution" in the region and offers a hypothesis about the characteristics of the type of political organization.

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Norte Chico, Caral, Late Preceramic Period, Peru, Central Andes

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02.10.2021

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21.02.2022

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GOST	Sokolovsky V. The oldest civilization in South America? Phenomenon of Norte Chico: approaches and research problems // Latin America – 2022. – Issue 2 C. 68-78 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://latamerica-journal.ru/S0044748X0018354-8-1 (circulation date: 04.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0018354-8
MLA	Sokolovsky, Vasily "The oldest civilization in South America? Phenomenon of Norte Chico: approaches and research problems." Latin America 2 (2022):68-78. DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0018354-8
APA	Sokolovsky V. (2022). The oldest civilization in South America? Phenomenon of Norte Chico: approaches and research problems. Latin America (2), pp.68-78 DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0018354-8

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