- The Band of Holes is in Peru.
- It has over 5,000 pits in a line.
- People carved the pits a long time ago.
- Scientists think they were for storage.
- Some say they helped with trade.
- This site is important to Indigenous cultures.
Difficult words
- pit — a deep hole in the ground.pits
- carve — to cut into a surface.carved
- storage — keeping things for later use.
- trade — the action of buying and selling.
- important — having great value or significance.
- Indigenous — native to a place, not brought from elsewhere.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think the Band of Holes is important?
- Have you seen any ancient sites? What were they like?
- Why do you think people carved the pits?
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