From Paijanense to the Inca Empire in the Chicama Valley: State of the art, problems and proposals for archaeological research

The main objective of this article is to present a synthesis of the various contributions that national and foreign researchers have made to the pre-Hispanic archaeology of the Chicama Valley, located in the Department of La Libertad, Peru. Through the analysis of the archaeological literature publi...

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Authors: Tantaleán, Henry, Tavera, Carito, Campos, Estefany, Gastello, Mauricio, Osores, Katty
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/21922
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/sociales/article/view/21922
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Pre-hispanic archaeology
Northern peruvian coast
Chicama valley
pre-hispanic settlements
historical processes
Arqueología prehispánica
costa norte del Perú
valle de Chicama
asentamientos prehispánicos
procesos históricos
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Summary:The main objective of this article is to present a synthesis of the various contributions that national and foreign researchers have made to the pre-Hispanic archaeology of the Chicama Valley, located in the Department of La Libertad, Peru. Through the analysis of the archaeological literature published to date, a balance and critical evaluation of current knowledge about the occupational history of the lower and middle Chicama valley. Finally, we outline new problems and working hypotheses for future archaeological investigations of this rich valley of the Peruvian north coast.