A Paracas Ceramic Sequence From Pallauca, Vilcashuamán-Ayacucho

This article presents the results of excavations carried out at the Formative Period site of Pallaucha, located south of Ayacucho, in the basin of the Pampas River. Until recently, Ayacucho was considered a minor area during the Formative Period; however, this idea could change thanks with the disco...

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Main Author: Mendoza Martínez, Edison
Format: Others
Language:Español
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2017
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/boletindearqueologia/article/view/19493/19603
http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/113532
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Summary:This article presents the results of excavations carried out at the Formative Period site of Pallaucha, located south of Ayacucho, in the basin of the Pampas River. Until recently, Ayacucho was considered a minor area during the Formative Period; however, this idea could change thanks with the discovery of complex architecture associated to cultural materials coming from different area; one of them the South Coast. Three ceramic phases were identified during excavations at Pallaucha, which suggests a close relationship between this site and the South Coast. In this paper we describe the associated contexts. === El presente artículo expone los resultados obtenidos de las excavaciones en el sitio del Periodo Formativo Pallaucha, ubicado al sur de Ayacucho, en la cuenca del río Pampas. Hasta hace pocos años, Ayacucho se consideraba como un área sin mucha importancia durante el Periodo Formativo; sin embargo, las últimas evidencias podrían cambiar esa imagen, ya se ha encontrado arquitectura monumental compleja asociada a material cultural procedente de diversas áreas; una de ellas es la Costa Sur. Materiales procedentes de esta parte de la costa peruana son  importantes, no solo porque la costa de Paracas se halla relativamente cerca de Ayacucho, sino porque aparecen en todos los sitios del Periodo Formativo. Durantelas excavaciones en Pallaucha, se ha encontrado secuencia de tres fases de  cerámica Paracas, lo que sugiere relaciones estrechas con la Costa Sur. En este trabajo, describiremos sus contextos asociados.