Definition: The archaeological site of Pacheco, Peru, located in the Nasca Valley of highland Peru, is a Wari (also spelled Huari) religious offering dated around 500-800 A.D. The offering at Pacheco involved the exavation of a large pit, into which were thrown large quantities of high-quality polychrome pottery, decorated wtih human or supernatural figures. At the time of its excavation in the 1920s, there were several large foundations suggesting a pretty substantial administrative center was at Pacheco; but the excavators concentrated on the goodies, and as a result there are few records of this site.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
