HistoryChimú hegemony and incorporation into the Tawantinsuyu
In the 15th century the Chimú kingdom and then the Tawantinsuyu incorporated the Tallán curacazgos, tracing the Qhapaq Ñan and building the fortress of Poechos.
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Entre el 500 a. C. y el 500 d. C., la cuenca del Alto Piura albergó el florecimiento de la cultura Vicús, asentada en torno al cerro homónimo en la actual provincia de Morropón. Destacó en la metalurgia del oro, la plata y el cobre con técnicas de cera perdida, laminado y aleaciones de tumbaga, y en su cerámica diagnóstica de los estilos Vicús Negativo, Blanco sobre Rojo y la fase Vicús-Moche. Sus tumbas de tiro vertical profundo y cámara lateral («en bota») revelan una rigurosa estratificación social.
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