The Offerings to the Ceremonial Center of Chavín de Huántar: New Perspectives from the Explanada Canals

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Chavín de Huántar’s Contribution to Understanding the Central Andean Formative: Results and Perspectives" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The ceremonial center of Chavín de Huántar (1200–500 BCE) stands out for its extensive network of hydraulic canals. The excavations carried out by the Chavín de Huántar Archaeological and Conservation Research Program in the Explanada sector allowed these subterranean structures to be investigated. Their excavations provide an important variety of data that covers both construction techniques and selections of materials and objects deposited. Indeed, the hydraulic functions of the canals not only had a wastewater role, but also a ritual part, being part of the dynamics of material offerings to the ceremonial center. The analysis of the material registered during the excavations of the canals demonstrates a careful selection of the artifacts offered. This choice to select valuable pieces is particularly emphasized in the Explanada Canal 7, where a set of articulated bone pins was deposited.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Chavín de Huántar’s Contribution to Understanding the Central Andean Formative: Results and Perspectives   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39575.0