Chivateros
Chivateros is a prehistoric stone tool quarry and associated workshop located near the mouth of the Chillón river in the Ventanilla District, northwest of Lima, Peru.
Chivateros | |
Location in Peru | |
| Location | Chillón valley |
|---|---|
| Region | Ventanilla District |
| Coordinates | 11°56′54″S 77°3′39″W |
| Length | 35 m (115 ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 12,000 BCE |
| Abandoned | c. 6,000 BCE |
| Periods | Andean preceramic |
| Associated with | Hunter-gatherers |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1963, 1966, 1970 |
| Archaeologists | Thomas C. Patterson, Edward P. Lanning, Claude Chauchat |
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