Tracing Relationships over Time: Models of Exchange in the Greater Ica Region during the Paracas-Nasca Transition

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Developments through Time on the South Coast of Peru: In Memory of Patrick Carmichael" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Research on the "Paracas Necropolis" textile assemblage from the Necropolis of Wari Kayan and comparisons with contemporary artifacts has led to the development of models of artifact production and uses (*chaîne opératoire), with evident implications for models of the social relations of production. The processes considered include the procurement of component materials, the acquisition of production skills, a diverse array of crafting practices, the pragmatic, social, and ritual uses of the artifact, and its final—or not so final—deposition in a cache or mortuary context. Relationships of form, both within and across classes of artifacts, imply social contact and the exchange of ideas, labor, artifacts, and people. I look at intersections between these two analytic approaches to develop a model of social relations of production and exchange that structured—and were transformed by—the Paracas-Nasca transition.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Developments through Time on the South Coast of Peru: In Memory of Patrick Carmichael   •
• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)

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Abstract Id(s): 32329