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A Peruvian site with 5,000 holes was a pre-Inca trade and storage hub, not an alien runway, researchers say.
A new study published in Antiquity reveals that Peru’s “Band of Holes” at Monte Sierpe, a 1.5-kilometer line of over 5,000 pits, was likely used by Indigenous groups for storage and trade, not by aliens or as a runway.
Using drone imagery and soil analysis, researchers found maize and plant fibers linked to weaving, suggesting goods were stored in baskets.
The layout mirrors Inca khipus, indicating a system for record-keeping, possibly tied to tribute collection.
The site, used by the pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom and later integrated into the Inca state, functioned as a regulated marketplace and economic hub.
The findings replace pseudoscientific theories with evidence-based understanding of Indigenous innovation.
Un sitio peruano con 5.000 agujeros era un centro de comercio y almacenamiento pre-inca, no una pista alienígena, dicen los investigadores.