The Archeaology Museum in Lima portrayed all of the different cultures of Peru. The Tello Obelisk is in granite from one of the earliest cities in Peru - Chavin. The quipas - knotted strings used as a form of record keeping and language. Textiles are also very important and quite beautiful. Pottery was used to tell the stories of the people. The indian civilizations did not have a written alphabet - but relied on symbols to tell thier story. Archeaologist have pieced together a great deal of information using pottery.
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