In 2021, an Italian-Peruvian archaeological team began a research project in the Ancash Sierra to investigate the origins of early monumental architecture in the northern-central Andes. The large complex of Tumshukayko—located in the northern part of the town of Caraz in Ancash, Peru—was immediately found to be the most suitable site for this project. This report presents an initial description of the current state of the remains, topographical data, and test pit results. Preliminary data suggest that Tumshukayko is a multicomponent site comprising at least two mounds that were built during the Initial Formative period (2500–1500 BC).

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图姆舒卡科考古遗址（秘鲁）：初步报告


2021 年，意大利-秘鲁考古队在安卡什山脉开始了一个研究项目，旨在调查安第斯山脉中北部早期纪念性建筑的起源。位于秘鲁安卡什卡拉兹镇北部的 Tumshukayko 大型建筑群立即被认为是该项目最合适的地点。该报告对遗迹的现状、地形数据和测试坑结果进行了初步描述。初步数据表明，图姆舒卡伊科 (Tumshukayko) 是一个由多个组成部分组成的遗址，至少包含两个在初始形成时期（公元前 2500 年至公元前 1500 年）建造的土丘。