USE OF ADOBE AS BUILDING MATERIAL DURING FORMATIVE AND EARLY INTERMEDIATE PERIOD IN CHURUCANA, AYACUCHO

In this article we describe the archaeological materials recovered at the archaeological site of Churucana during execution of the archeological monitoring of the work “Expansion and improvement of the drinking water and sanitation in the rural district of Quinua, province of Huamanga-Ayacucho. Sect...

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Authors: Cavero Palomino, Yuri I., Huamaní Díaz, Jhon R.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
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/12235
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/Arqueo/article/view/12235
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Monitoreo Arqueológico
cerro Churucana
muros de adobes
Periodo Formativo
Huarpa
Wari.
Archaeological monitoring
closed Churucana
adobe walls
Formative Period
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Summary:In this article we describe the archaeological materials recovered at the archaeological site of Churucana during execution of the archeological monitoring of the work “Expansion and improvement of the drinking water and sanitation in the rural district of Quinua, province of Huamanga-Ayacucho. Sector “A”: Muruncancha, Vista Alegre, Churucana, Huacahurara and Pampachacra “. During the course of this work, sections of walls of adobe floors associated with remains of paintings and ceramic fragments belonging to the Formative Period were found. These architectural structures were then reused for Regional Development (Huarpa) and the Wari Empire (Middle Horizon).