Cultural Transformations in Conchucos after 500 BC

Summary

This is an abstract from the "After the Feline Cult: Social Dynamics and Cultural Reinvention after Chavín" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The decline of the Chavín Interaction Sphere in the mid-first millennium BC was followed by major religious, cultural, and economic changes over a wide region of highland and coastal Peru. In this paper, we discuss these phenomena from the perspective of our ongoing research in the Chavín heartland of Conchucos. Drawing on a large sample of radiocarbon dates we can now track these shifts from a more fine-grained historical perspective. Specifically, we outline evidence for the emergence and changing nature of local expressions of the Recuay archaeological culture. Material culture, architectural, and ancient DNA evidence suggest that at least some of the transformations during this time can be attributed to past population movements.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• After the Feline Cult: Social Dynamics and Cultural Reinvention after Chavín   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 41521.0