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Spirals seem to have had special meaning in the beliefs of the Andean world. Archaeologists believe it represents a coiled snake, a symbolism that also appears at other sites nearby. The spiral shape is also reflected in the famous
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and rounded stones. It is believed to have been a ceremonial temple, with a tomb beneath it of someone important, possibly a healer or a priest, if it follows the pattern of the sites in
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murals were found, different from those of both the highland and coastal cultures. On the
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pebbles, revealing an impressive spiral architectural structure. The excavations also uncovered the remains of a man who apparently was sacrificed before the construction was complete.
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cultivation dating back 5,500 to 5,350 years, in other words 1,500 years older than that earlier found in Mexico. Until then, domesticated cocoa had been thought to have a
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pre-Inca culture had left some remains. Constructions so ancient in that area of the
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