It is significant that the El Paraiso people were maritime - adapted .
The finds on the site provide the first direct evidence for the theory that the early civilization of Peru was founded on seafood resources and not upon domesticated plants and animals .
It is significant that the El Paraiso people were maritime - adapted because the finds on the site provide the first direct evidence for the theory that the early civilization of Peru was founded on seafood resources and not upon domesticated plants and animals .