CHANCAY FUNERARY CONTEXTS IN MACATON, CHANCAY-HUARAL

We present the results of investigations carried out in early2009 at the archaeological site of Cerro Macatón, one of the most important sites in the lower valley of the river Chancay-Huaral. This site, consisting of a large funeral with a sector area with residential architecture has been the most...

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Autor: van Dalen Luna, Pieter
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12363
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/Arqueo/article/view/12363
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arqueología del valle Chancay-Huaral
cultura Chancay
contextos funerarios
Macatón.
Archaeology of the Chancay-Huaral valley
Chancay culture
funerary contexts
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Sumario:We present the results of investigations carried out in early2009 at the archaeological site of Cerro Macatón, one of the most important sites in the lower valley of the river Chancay-Huaral. This site, consisting of a large funeral with a sector area with residential architecture has been the most extensive area of valley funeral. Excavations allowed us to identify several funerary contexts in which the recurrence was the placement of individuals with in bales, which is an opportunity to know their characteristics.