The Norte Chico people, who lived some 5,000 years ago, built a thriving civilization — but from the archaeological evidence previously available, it looked like they did it solely on anchovies.

The paper synthesizes several years of research aimed at formulating a comprehensive theory of how civilization evolved in the region. Three years ago, they first suggested that Norte Chico was ...

The Norte Chico ("little North") region midway on ... reveal the extent of this civilization. A scientist might not pick that area as a likely site for an early and extensive civilization.

The Norte Chico region on the coast of Peru north ... roles of agricultural and fishing economies in the beginnings of civilization in South America. Our recent work in the neighbouring Pativilca ...

Added to previously published dates from earlier research, 127 radiocarbon dates are now available from the region, firmly establishing a civilization thriving in the Norte Chico for more than ...

Scientists have concluded that during the Late Archaic, maize (corn) was a primary component in the diet of people living in the Norte Chico region ... the development of civilization in the ...

Based on the radiocarbon dates in the new study and earlier work, along with archaeological evidence from excavations at a number of sites, it is believed that the civilization in the Norte Chico ...