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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Pre-Ceramic</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Junín</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Lauricocha</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Siches</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Chinchorro</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Preceramic</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ First of the periods in Andean prehistory dating from before the introduction of ceramic artifacts into the archaeological record, generally dating before 9500 BCE to 1800 BCE. Pre-Ceramic may be broken into six smaller periods, labeled I through VI. ]]></note></mads>