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.考古記錄首度出現陶器工藝以前的第一個安地斯史前時期，約介於西元前9500年至西元前1800年間。先陶期可再分為六個時期，包含第一期到第六期。