Preliminary Study of Funerary Patterns at the site of CuzCuz – Huarmey Valley, Peru

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The archaeological study of funerary practices provides important data concerning cultural traditions, belief systems, social inequalities, and sociopolitical alignment. The excavations conducted at a pre-Hispanic cemetery at the site of CuzCuz highlights funerary practices used by coastal Andean groups during the Late Intermediate Period (LIP; 1000-1400 A.D.). In the Huarmey Valley, this cultural period—associated with the production of a local pottery style—emerged following the collapse of the Wari State. While most evidence recovered from CuzCuz is associated with the LIP occupation, there is a Middle Horizon occupation interpreted from polychrome ceramic fragments, textiles, and other recovered artifacts. The study of funerary patterns and changes in material culture at CuzCuz offers the opportunity to observe and understand the social transition from the Middle Horizon to the Late Intermediate Period in the Huarmey Valley.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38281.0