The absolute chronology of the funeral bags of the Chancay culture of the Cerro Colorado cemetery, Huacho

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2021n35.e21576

Keywords:

archeology, radiocarbon dating, Chancay culture, funerary patterns, funerary bundles, mummies

Abstract

This study presents the report of the chemical and archeometric investigations carried out in a set of samples recovered from the mummies of Cerro Colorado, a funerary area located at the southern end of the Huaura valley. North-central coast of Peru. The results show us that it was during the late Intermediate Period (Chancay culture) when burials intensified in this important funeral area, the largest on the Peruvian coast. Apparently, the use of resources for the elaboration of more elaborate textiles would be related to a period of optimun climaticum, in which living standards were considerably improved, especially in coastal societies.

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  • Pieter van Dalen Luna, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

    Licenciado en Arqueología (UNMSM), bachiller en Ciencias de la Educación (UNEEGV- LC), magíster en Arqueología Andina (UNMSM), magíster en Gestión del Patrimonio Cultural (UNMSM). Doctor en Ciencias Sociales con mención en antropología (UNMSM) y Doctorado en el Programa de Estudios Andinos Arqueología especialidad en arqueología (PUCP). Diplomado en Conservación especializado en arquitectura arqueológica. Docente nombrado de la UNMSM, departamento académico de arqueología. Premio al Mérito Científico UNMSM 2012. Exdirector del Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos–UNMSM (2012-2017). Exvicedecano nacional del Colegio de Arqueólogos (2018-2019). Director del proyecto de Investigación Arqueológica Chancay–Huaral–Atavillos (PACHA).

  • Lukasz Majchrzak, Jaguellona University Krakow, Polonia

    Bioarqueologo polaco. Especialista en el análisis de contextos funerarios y restos humanos precolombinos, y prehistóricos y medievales de Europa Central. Trabaja sobre los temas de modos de descomposición, bioerosión y momificación de restos humanos, con el fin de reconstruir los rituales funerarios.

  • Martín Rodríguez Huaynate, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

    Arqueólogo licenciado por la UNMSM. Ha realizado múltiples investigaciones en la zona de Nasca (región de Ica), y en la costa norcentral, en sitios arqueológicos de la cultura Chancay. En el valle de Chaupihuaranga en la región de Pasco, valle de Nepeña (Ancash) y en Huacho (provincia de Huaura, Lima).

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Published

2021-11-25

Issue

No. 35 (2021)

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES

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The absolute chronology of the funeral bags of the Chancay culture of the Cerro Colorado cemetery, Huacho. (2021). Arqueología Y Sociedad, 35, 239-267. https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2021n35.e21576