Nieve Nieve, a local rural community under Spanish rule
Author(s): Camila Capriata Estrada; Raúl Zambrano Anaya
Year: 2017
Summary
The archeological site of Nieve Nieve is located in the middle Lurin Valley, Central Coast of Peru. The spatial configuration of this site differs drastically from other late prehispanic settlements in the valley. The presence of a colonial church as well as a series of architectonic compounds built along parallel and perpendicular streets not only indicate a well planned construction but also the introduction of a new, and probably foreign, urban design. Yet, other aspects such as the construction techniques and internal distribution and use of spaces remain essentially local. We will present the results of our excavations at the site suggesting a strong permanence of local cultural elements during the first years of colonial times.
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Nieve Nieve, a local rural community under Spanish rule. Camila Capriata Estrada, Raúl Zambrano Anaya. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 430342)
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Keywords
General
Colonial Archaeology
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Domestic archaeology
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Inca road
Geographic Keywords
South America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -93.691; min lat: -56.945 ; max long: -31.113; max lat: 18.48 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 17373