Las Ánimas complex

[1][2] The culture developed in the Chilean region of Norte Chico between 800 and 1000 CE.

[1] Prior to Las Ánimas complex, an archaeological culture known as El Molle complex existed in Norte Chico from 300 to 700 CE.

[1] Pottery recovered from Las Ánimas complex has linear designs painted with white, red or black.

[2] Las Ánimas complex has the earliest evidence for copper metallurgy in Norte Chico.

[3] A 2014 paleomagnetic and geochronologic study on the Sierra de las Ánimas complex found that the complex was erupted around 578 Ma and did not extend into the Cambrian.