Asana, Peru

Asana is an archaeological site by the Asana River, a tributary of the Osmore River, in the south-central Andes of southern Peru [1]. An archaeological study of the Asana river valley was conducted 1986–89 [1]. Human habitation has been traced to 10,500 BP at Asana [1]. Both residential and non-residential structures were found and indicated a complex type of growth and occupancy [1]. A ceremonial structure was found in an open air pre-ceramic site during excavations conducted from 1989 to 1990 [1].