(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2013) Tantaleán, Henry; Stanish, Charles; Zegarra, Michiel; Pérez, Kelita; Nigra, Ben
This article summarizes and discusses the results of our recent archaeological research in the middle valley of Chincha duringthe Late Paracas period (circa 400 BC-100 BC). We present archaeological data (architecture, geoglyphs, ceramics, textiles, etc.)recovered from research on sites in the middle valley in the area including to Cerro del Gentil and the El Mono archaeologicalcomplex. These data, along with previous work by colleagues in the last two generations, allow us to propose new perspectives about development of social complexity in this southern Peruvian coastal valley.
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2013) García Soto, Rubén
Traditionally, the manufacture of large found drawings on desert plains and hill slopes of the Peruvian south coast was at-tributed to the Nasca society. However, since the 1980s, it is known that this cultural manifestation is a tradition that wouldhave begun towards the 750 BC during the early part of the development of the Paracas culture. Paracas geoglyphs have beenreported from Pisco to the Rio Grande Basin of Nasca, particularly in the area of Palpa where the where they have identifiedmany of these geoglyphs. In this paper, we present groups of figures at Cerro Lechuza, Paracas, and Cerro Pico, Ica Valley, whichs how stylistic features of several phases of Paracas.
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2013) Kaulicke, Peter
This paper focuses on matters of interpretation of early culture contact between northern cultures and coeval southern coastalevidence in a historical perspective starting with Tello. Due to problems related to terminology and methodology combined with incomplete presentation of the data recovered from excavation these interpretations are often contradictory and unsatisfying. Recent field work in the Río Grande de Nazca valley serves to discuss problems related to chronology, culture contact and the forming of new interaction spheres.
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2013) Reindel, Markus; Isla, Johny
The excavations in Jauranga revealed a sequence of archaeological contexts distributed over a stratigraphy with a depth of morethan three meters. Within this stratigraphy we found the remains of numerous adobe walls pertaining to structures of a settlement dating to the Middle and Late Paracas periods. Forty nine funerary contexts from different phases of the Paracas culture were embedded in the stratified layers and structural remains. Furthermore, we recorded 31 intrusive burials of the Nasca culture.The stratigraphic analysis of the structural remains in their relation to the associated artifacts and non-artifactual finds, the ty- pological analysis of the ceramic artifacts from the stratified layers and from the burial contexts, as well as numerous radiocarbon dates allowed us for the first time to establish a chronological ordering of the developmental phases of the Paracas culture based on stratigraphic contexts. The results of these analyses helped to confirm the validity of the results of the stylistic seriation of the Paracas ceramics from the Ica valley published by Menzel, Rowe and Dawson in 1964. Based on the stratigraphic evidence recorded in Jauranga, we discuss aspects of chronology, type and function of the site, as well as their implications for the local and regional archaeological contexts.
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2013) Peters, Ann
The settlement pattern associated with the presence of the Topara ceramic tradition in the lower Pisco River watershed and ad-jacent coastal plain is analyzed based on fieldwork and mapping carried out between 1985 y 1987 and an update process asso-ciated with establishing geographic coordinates for the site of Chongos in 2013. Available data on Paracas tradition occupationsis compared with evidence for occupations and associated architecture in the Jahuay and Chongos phases, as well as Carmenoccupations, also associated with early Nasca. Site locations are related to the development and management of water-basedresources and communication routes, and to the processes of human modification of the landscape on the south central coast ofPeru. Re-analysis of mid-20th century aerial photographs and the fieldwork by Dwight Wallace is central to this study, alongwith amplification of the research topics and the physical areas he covered. Data on architectural patterns, evidence for associatedactivities, and artifact associations provide criteria for evaluating the relationship between the Pisco Valley occupations, those atthe Paracas site, and other contemporary occupations in the south coast region.
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2013) Balbuena Cotlear, Lucía
This article describes findings made in 2003 and 2010 by the Camisea Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Transport Systemarchaeological projects. The findings correspond to artifacts of indisputable Paracas affiliation, recovered from funerary contextsin the archaeological sites of Pariahuana 5 (Pico Valley) and Leon Dormido 3 (Mala Valley).
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2013) Bachir Bacha, Aïcha; Llanos, Daniel
Since 2009, within the framework of the Ánimas Altas Archaeological Program in Ica, Peru — under the direction of the au-thors — systematic excavations have been carried out in the Ánimas Altas/Ánimas Bajas archaeological complex, the center ofthe Paracas culture in the lower Ica valley. To date, the project has documented public-ceremonial architecture as well as domesticand production areas. Additionally, excavations have revealed evidence of pyramidal complexes contiguous to plazas, one smallpyramid housing an elite tomb decorated with a mural frieze, and remnants of dwellings and storage areas.In this article, we attempt to understand the function that Ánimas had during its prehispanic occupation, using data from recent excavations at the site. Our analysis draws on a wide range of material culture categories to facilitate reflections on the concepts of ‘city’ and ‘territory’ in the Andes, enriching our understanding of the process of prehispanic urbanism, a widely debated concept among Andeanists. Thus, we explore the meaning of the stylistic and technological heterogeneity observde in some types of materialamong Andeanists. Thus, we explore the meaning of the stylistic and technological heterogeneity observde in some types of materia culture, positing the idea that this heterogeneity reflects social and territorial dynamics, rather than mere diachronic variation.
