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

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...

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Autores: Dalen Luna, Pieter van, Majchrzak, Lukasz, Rodríguez Huaynate, Martín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
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/21576
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/Arqueo/article/view/21576
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:archeology
radiocarbon dating
Chancay culture
funerary patterns
funerary bundles
mummies
arqueología
fechados radiocarbónicos
cultura Chancay
patrones funerarios
fardos funerarios
momias
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Sumario: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.