Question

Four thousand-year-old gold artifacts have been found at an archaeological site in this country that has extensive pithouses and is named Jiskairumoko. This country’s ancient Kotosh culture was preceded by a pre-ceramic culture that was the subject of Michael Moseley’s controversial MFAC (15[1])hypothesis. Another culture in this country built a temple with strange acoustics that contains the Lanzón stele. Art featuring the spider-like (*) “Decapitator God” was produced by a culture in this country that built Huaca del Sol. Archaeologists discovered that a culture in this country centered on Chavín de Huantar was actually preceded by its Norte Chico culture. (10[1])The Moche culture inhabited this country, as did one that constructed geoglyphs of animals in its southern desert. For 10 points, the Nazca lines (-5[1])are located in what South American country? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Peru [or Republic of Peru]
<Noah Sheidlower, World History>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ryan RosenbergNYU APrinceton4115
Cooper RohColumbiaJHU A9810
Gus VanskikeMarylandJHU B122-5
Elizabeth JewlalJHU BMaryland13010

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