11 101 X Four shaft tombs set into the summit of the temple platform here each contained the burial of a member of the elite, accompanied by rich grave goods including gold jewellery, garments decorated with hundreds of beads and Strombus shell trumpets.
#Kuntur Wasi, gold crown
12 101 X An unusual burial here seems to have been of a shaman (witch doctor). His grave goods included two bone spatulas which may have been used in inhaling hallucinogens. A deer-bone rattle had been pushed into his right leg where he had carried it around with him.
#Morro de Eten
13 101 X The extensive cemetery at Karwa, only 5 miles (8 km) south of Paracas, is related, surprisingly, not only to Paracas but also to Chavin, hundreds of miles to its north. Although its graves contain pottery typical of the Paracas culture, the textiles here bear designs that reflect Chavin religion, particularly the Chavin supreme deity, usually depicted here as a goddess.
#Karwa, image of goddess from textile
15 101 X A number of ritual chambers constructed here around 2800 BC contained heaths in which chilis had been burnt, producing an acrid smoke, a ritual practice that continued into historical times. Later, elements of the Chavin cult were adopted at this site, showing how the Chavin cult seems to have spread at the expense of local cults.
#Huaricoto
14 101 X Contemporary with Chavin and sharing with it many general features such as massive ceremonial centres, the culture of the Cupisnique area was nevertheless distinct. In particular its inhabitants manufactured a range of beautiful pottery vessels which they frequently placed in burials as grave goods, along with anthracite mirrors and many ornaments.
#Cupisnique area, Cupisnique stirrup spouted pot
16 101 X A regional culture with distinctive pottery and impressive religious monuments existed in the Pacopampa region before 1200 BC. Later it became a major centre of the Chavin cult, with imported Chavin pottery. Obsidian (volcanic glass) from far to the south and seashells from Ecuador were also brought into Pacopampa: such interregional trade was well developed in Chavin times.
