Wari and Tiwanaku Iconography, Pachacamac, Castillo de Huarmey. (Other Keyword)
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Skilled Craftsmen, Ancestors Cult, and Hegemonic Strategies of the Wari Empire (2018)
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The comparison of new evidence obtained from Pachacamac and Castillo de Huarmey sites sheds new light on the character of Wari presence on the Peruvian Coast. Both sites are contemporary (Late Middle Horizon, ca. 800 - 1100 AD) and most new information comes from funerary contexts. In both cases, imitations of foreign styles, originated in the south coast and highlands, as well as the local ones are present in the iconography found in the offerings. Recent analyzes lead us to the conclusion that...