Contributions and Perspectives about Household Archaeology in the Andes: A Homage to Bradley J. Parker

Summary

This is an abstract from the "From Households to Empires: Papers Presented in Honor of Bradley J. Parker" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The goal of this paper is to review the influence of Bradley J. Parker on household archaeology in the Andes--with an emphasis on the North Coast of Peru--based on papers, hundreds of conversations, and future ideas. Parker and I started to work on common projects together in 2014. From my point of view, Parker´s work included relevant new ideas and perspectives for the Andes even though he was in an early period of his contributions. This paper will discuss the use of microarchaeological sampling on house floors and associated surfaces, in order to make conclusions on the functional use of space inside the household, and present relevant methodologies to apply to future archaeological projects in the Andes. Parker’s works at sites such as Huanchaco (Moche Valley) and Cerro la Guitarra (Zaña Valley) will serve as case studies to highlight the importance of Parker’s approach for household archaeology in the Andes.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• From Households to Empires: Papers Presented in Honor of Bradley J. Parker   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24920