Lurin Valley (Other Keyword)
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Lately, several research projects have been taking place in the Lurin valley, central coast of Peru, in archaeological sites dating to the Late Intermediate Period (s. XVII-XV) and the Late Horizon (s. XV-XVI). This work has been complemented with recent studies focused on the presence of a segment of the Qhapaq Ñan and its importance as an articulating axis between these settlements during the Late Horizon. Preliminary results of these research studies have allowed us to reevaluate hypothesis...
The Inca occupation at Pampa de Flores: Continuity, changes and abandonment of public architecture in the Lurin Valley during the Late Horizon (2015)
The Inca conquest of the Peruvian central coast brought a series of changes to the political and social landscape of the Lurin valley. At Pachacamac, the main religious center of this area, radical changes included, not only the resurgence of this sanctuary and expansion of its cult, but also a series of transformation in its architectural setting. In other settlements of the valley associated to the Ychsma polity, changes were less obvious, probably due to the different strategies followed by...
Landscape and Social Organization during the Late Intermediate and Late Horizon Periods in the Lower Lurin Valley, Peruvian Central Coast (2015)
This paper explores the relationship between population fluctuation and changes in sociopolitical organization at the community and regional level. There is consensus among researchers that the Lurin valley during the late intermediate and late horizon periods experienced drastic sociopolitical changes. The nature of these changes has been attributed to the Inka invasion of this region around 1460 AD and was mainly characterized by either the transformation or abandonment of local public...
Molle and its relationship with the Qhapaq Ñan (2016)
Molle is a prehispanic settlement located the Lurin Valley, central coast of Peru. Preliminary data indicates that it was primarily occupied during the Late Intermediate Period and the Late Horizon. During excavations performed in the years 2014 and 2015 we were able to determine that one of the major sections of the Inca road system or Qhapa Ñan, the one connecting Pachacamac to the administrative center of Hatun Xauxa, runs across this site. In this paper we will discuss the role that Molle...
The Organization of the Lower Lurin Valley During the Late Intermediate and Late Horizon Periods (2015)
The rank size analysis of the archaeological sites inhabited during the Late Intermediate and Late Horizon periods located in the Lower Lurin Valley of the Peruvian Central Coast presents a comparison of power politics and the possibility of a hierarchical organization among the different inhabitants of the respective sites. The Lurin Valley is located on the Peruvian Central Coast, and the mouth of the Lurin River is located in close proximity to the site of Pachacamac. This site is an...