During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mo... more During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mound—the remains of a platform—located in the northern sector of Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, unearthing relics of stone architecture and a number of burials dated to the latter part of the Early Horizon (ca. 800–100 BC). Although the entire cemetery has not been excavated, the burial pattern that emerges from burials known to date is fairly clear and seems to be consistent with that of other Early Horizon sites from the north coast of Peru. Within the group of burials from Huarmey, four are rather atypical; they differ from the overall burial pattern in terms of body arrangement, as well as the presence of possible pre-and post-depositional alterations to the remains. Two skeletons of adult individuals were deposited in a completely different manner from the others, and two children were also buried in a rather unusual way. This chapter presents these four deviant burials, describes their context, and offers possible interpretations regarding the reasons for these atypical depositions using iconographic and archaeological analogies.
From the analysis of the iconography, this article intends to establish and present the existing ... more From the analysis of the iconography, this article intends to establish and present the existing relations between the Mochica and Lambayeque styles. We will follow with particular emphasis the process by which symbols and personages of the Mochica iconography have continuity in time and became fundamental in the Lambayeque religious pantheon. Finally, we present an interpretation of this process and the rol of ideological representations in the Lambayeque political system.
The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange. Bioarchaeological Explorations of Atypical burials, 2020
edited by Tracy K. Betsinger, Amy B. Scott, and Anastasia Tsaliki,
University of Florida Press, ... more edited by Tracy K. Betsinger, Amy B. Scott, and Anastasia Tsaliki,
University of Florida Press, Gainesville
Abstract:
During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mound – the remains of a platform – located in the northern sector of Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, unearthing relics of stone architecture and a number of burials dated to the latter part of the Early Horizon (ca. 800-100 BC). Although the entire cemetery has not been excavated, the burial pattern that emerges from burials known to date is fairly clear and seems to be consistent with that of other Early Horizon sites from the north coast of Peru. Within the group of burials from Huarmey, four are rather atypical, they differ from the overall burial pattern in terms of body arrangement, as well as the presence of possible pre- and post-depositional alterations to the remains. Two skeletons of adult individuals were deposited in a completely different manner from the others, and two children were also buried in a rather unusual way. This chapter presents these four deviant burials, describes their context, and offers possible interpretations regarding the reasons for these atypical depositions using iconographic and archaeological analogies.
Keywords: Andean Archaeology, Castillo de Huarmey, Early Horizon, Burials, Iconography
Miłosz Giersz and Roberto Pimentel Nita, 2014, Pilgrim Flask Depicting Warriors, in: Castillo de ... more Miłosz Giersz and Roberto Pimentel Nita, 2014, Pilgrim Flask Depicting Warriors, in: Castillo de Huarmey. El mausoleo imperial wari, edited by Miłosz Giersz and Cecilia Pardo, Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima
Recent excavations at Castillo de Huarmey and Pachacamac leave no doubt that the earliest archaeo... more Recent excavations at Castillo de Huarmey and Pachacamac leave no doubt that the earliest archaeological contexts associated with Middle Horizon in both sites are related to the second half of that period and coincide with the collapse of two main regional political systems on the Peruvian coast: Moche and Lima, respectively. Both systems, consolidated and politically transformed, have overcome adverse climate conditions of the sixth and seventh centuries A.D. In the case of Castillo de Huarmey and Pachacamac, the ceramics of different styles and from various epochs (according to Dorothy Menzel´s terminology) are found within the same stratigraphic contexts. Our analyses show that styles, with "local" and "exotic" characteristics, both were locally produced. Style and technique diversity would be conceived as the result of the presence of workshops with craftsmen of native and foreign origins that could even be involved in the same artifact production. A complex political network capable of moving long-distance specialists and craftsmen, similar mutatis mutandis to the Inca Empire, had to be developed to make the changes described above possible.
The paste analysis of the ceramics found in the Castillo de Huarmey, a Middle Horizon Wari politi... more The paste analysis of the ceramics found in the Castillo de Huarmey, a Middle Horizon Wari political center on the north coast of Peru brought forth the existence of a variety of production areas and a panorama of multiple producers with different agendas or practices. Much of the ceramics appear to have been made with material available in the Huarmey lower valley, coastal area, and probably the adjacent Culebras Valley. The fine painted Wari ceramics and fine reduced impressed wares present a degree of manufacture denoting care in material selection, granulometry control and firing, with homogeneity in paste composition and technology. Mold impressed wares were more rapidly made, with variability in material provenance, composition and sorting. Communities of potters sharing the same technological tradition (and types of molds) must have been working close to the coast and in the lower to mid-valley. Upper valley producers probably contributed much less if at all to the distribution network feeding the Huarmey community.
During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mo... more During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mound—the remains of a platform—located in the northern sector of Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, unearthing relics of stone architecture and a number of burials dated to the latter part of the Early Horizon (ca. 800–100 BC). Although the entire cemetery has not been excavated, the burial pattern that emerges from burials known to date is fairly clear and seems to be consistent with that of other Early Horizon sites from the north coast of Peru. Within the group of burials from Huarmey, four are rather atypical; they differ from the overall burial pattern in terms of body arrangement, as well as the presence of possible pre-and post-depositional alterations to the remains. Two skeletons of adult individuals were deposited in a completely different manner from the others, and two children were also buried in a rather unusual way. This chapter presents these four deviant burials, describes their context, and offers possible interpretations regarding the reasons for these atypical depositions using iconographic and archaeological analogies.
From the analysis of the iconography, this article intends to establish and present the existing ... more From the analysis of the iconography, this article intends to establish and present the existing relations between the Mochica and Lambayeque styles. We will follow with particular emphasis the process by which symbols and personages of the Mochica iconography have continuity in time and became fundamental in the Lambayeque religious pantheon. Finally, we present an interpretation of this process and the rol of ideological representations in the Lambayeque political system.
The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange. Bioarchaeological Explorations of Atypical burials, 2020
edited by Tracy K. Betsinger, Amy B. Scott, and Anastasia Tsaliki,
University of Florida Press, ... more edited by Tracy K. Betsinger, Amy B. Scott, and Anastasia Tsaliki,
University of Florida Press, Gainesville
Abstract:
During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mound – the remains of a platform – located in the northern sector of Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, unearthing relics of stone architecture and a number of burials dated to the latter part of the Early Horizon (ca. 800-100 BC). Although the entire cemetery has not been excavated, the burial pattern that emerges from burials known to date is fairly clear and seems to be consistent with that of other Early Horizon sites from the north coast of Peru. Within the group of burials from Huarmey, four are rather atypical, they differ from the overall burial pattern in terms of body arrangement, as well as the presence of possible pre- and post-depositional alterations to the remains. Two skeletons of adult individuals were deposited in a completely different manner from the others, and two children were also buried in a rather unusual way. This chapter presents these four deviant burials, describes their context, and offers possible interpretations regarding the reasons for these atypical depositions using iconographic and archaeological analogies.
Keywords: Andean Archaeology, Castillo de Huarmey, Early Horizon, Burials, Iconography
Miłosz Giersz and Roberto Pimentel Nita, 2014, Pilgrim Flask Depicting Warriors, in: Castillo de ... more Miłosz Giersz and Roberto Pimentel Nita, 2014, Pilgrim Flask Depicting Warriors, in: Castillo de Huarmey. El mausoleo imperial wari, edited by Miłosz Giersz and Cecilia Pardo, Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima
Recent excavations at Castillo de Huarmey and Pachacamac leave no doubt that the earliest archaeo... more Recent excavations at Castillo de Huarmey and Pachacamac leave no doubt that the earliest archaeological contexts associated with Middle Horizon in both sites are related to the second half of that period and coincide with the collapse of two main regional political systems on the Peruvian coast: Moche and Lima, respectively. Both systems, consolidated and politically transformed, have overcome adverse climate conditions of the sixth and seventh centuries A.D. In the case of Castillo de Huarmey and Pachacamac, the ceramics of different styles and from various epochs (according to Dorothy Menzel´s terminology) are found within the same stratigraphic contexts. Our analyses show that styles, with "local" and "exotic" characteristics, both were locally produced. Style and technique diversity would be conceived as the result of the presence of workshops with craftsmen of native and foreign origins that could even be involved in the same artifact production. A complex political network capable of moving long-distance specialists and craftsmen, similar mutatis mutandis to the Inca Empire, had to be developed to make the changes described above possible.
The paste analysis of the ceramics found in the Castillo de Huarmey, a Middle Horizon Wari politi... more The paste analysis of the ceramics found in the Castillo de Huarmey, a Middle Horizon Wari political center on the north coast of Peru brought forth the existence of a variety of production areas and a panorama of multiple producers with different agendas or practices. Much of the ceramics appear to have been made with material available in the Huarmey lower valley, coastal area, and probably the adjacent Culebras Valley. The fine painted Wari ceramics and fine reduced impressed wares present a degree of manufacture denoting care in material selection, granulometry control and firing, with homogeneity in paste composition and technology. Mold impressed wares were more rapidly made, with variability in material provenance, composition and sorting. Communities of potters sharing the same technological tradition (and types of molds) must have been working close to the coast and in the lower to mid-valley. Upper valley producers probably contributed much less if at all to the distribution network feeding the Huarmey community.
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During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mound – the remains of a platform – located in the northern sector of Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, unearthing relics of stone architecture and a number of burials dated to the latter part of the Early Horizon (ca. 800-100 BC). Although the entire cemetery has not been excavated, the burial pattern that emerges from burials known to date is fairly clear and seems to be consistent with that of other Early Horizon sites from the north coast of Peru. Within the group of burials from Huarmey, four are rather atypical, they differ from the overall burial pattern in terms of body arrangement, as well as the presence of possible pre- and post-depositional alterations to the remains. Two skeletons of adult individuals were deposited in a completely different manner from the others, and two children were also buried in a rather unusual way. This chapter presents these four deviant burials, describes their context, and offers possible interpretations regarding the reasons for these atypical depositions using iconographic and archaeological analogies.
Keywords: Andean Archaeology, Castillo de Huarmey, Early Horizon, Burials, Iconography
University of Florida Press, Gainesville
Abstract:
During the 2010 and 2012 excavation seasons, a Polish-Peruvian team excavated a small elevated mound – the remains of a platform – located in the northern sector of Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site, unearthing relics of stone architecture and a number of burials dated to the latter part of the Early Horizon (ca. 800-100 BC). Although the entire cemetery has not been excavated, the burial pattern that emerges from burials known to date is fairly clear and seems to be consistent with that of other Early Horizon sites from the north coast of Peru. Within the group of burials from Huarmey, four are rather atypical, they differ from the overall burial pattern in terms of body arrangement, as well as the presence of possible pre- and post-depositional alterations to the remains. Two skeletons of adult individuals were deposited in a completely different manner from the others, and two children were also buried in a rather unusual way. This chapter presents these four deviant burials, describes their context, and offers possible interpretations regarding the reasons for these atypical depositions using iconographic and archaeological analogies.
Keywords: Andean Archaeology, Castillo de Huarmey, Early Horizon, Burials, Iconography