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Killke culture

c. 1000–1400 · 11th century

The Killke culture is the archaeological culture of the Cusco region of Peru from about 1000 to 1400 CE, named after a distinctive style of pottery. It covers the period when the early Inca polity was forming in the Cusco valley, and its remains include early construction at Sacsayhuamán. It developed into the culture of the imperial Incas.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Killke culture. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/killke-culture
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“Killke culture.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/killke-culture. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Killke culture.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/killke-culture.
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