Exploratory Mapping of Relationships between Late Preceramic Monuments and their Dynamic Environment in the Callejón de Huaylas, Peru

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Callejón de Huaylas is a valley in the North Central highlands of Peru located in a dynamic environment prone to environmental hazards such as glacial floods, avalanches, landslides, and seismic activity. However, the abundance of archaeological sites and long-term occupation in the Callejón de Huaylas which spans preceramic to modern times, suggests a complex, ongoing relationship between the occupants of the valley and its dynamic environment. The following poster presents the results of a preliminary and exploratory regional mapping and disaster risk modeling project of late preceramic archaeological sites in the Callejon de Huaylas based on previous survey data, literature review, aerial and satellite imagery, and records of historical and more recent disaster events. Such mapping work has not yet been done in the Callejón de Huaylas. Results from the project serve to consolidate previous archaeological survey results of the region, determine whether archaeological site locations are high risk, and identify evidence of potential geological landscape transformations. Moving forward, results will also serve to guide further in-field survey and excavation research to answer larger questions about the scope of landscape transformation during the Late Preceramic time period and how communities may have responded and interacted with such changes.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• SAA 2021: General Sessions

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Abstract Id(s): 33266