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The first settlers reached Peru some 20,000 years ago. They brought
stone tools and were hunter-gatherers, living off game and
fruit. Some of them settled in Paccaicasa, Ayacucho. The most
ancient Peruvian skeletal remains found to date (7000 BC)
show the ancient settlers had broad faces, pointed heads and
stood 1.60 meters tall. The early Peruvians left examples
of cave paintings at Toquepala (Tacna, 7600 BC) and houses
in Chilca (Lima, 5800 BC).
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process of domesticating plants was to lay the foundations
for organized agriculture and the construction of villages
and ceremonial sites. As the regional cultures gradually
integrated, new techniques surfaced such as textile weaving,
metallurgy and jewelsmithy, giving rise to advanced cultures.
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