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Archaeological investigations at Ñawinpukyo: Change and continuity in an Early Intermediate Period and Middle Horizon community in Ayacucho, Peru
Juan B. Leoni
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This work presents a study of the pre-Hispanic occupation at the site of Ñawinpukyo (Ayacucho, Peru) during the Early Intermediate Period (EIP) (ca. 200 BC – AD 600) and the Middle Horizon (MH) (ca. AD 600-1000). A local and diachronic perspective is adopted to examine the developmental trajectory of this community, in the context of the broader regional processes that took place in the valley during those periods. These processes brought about, especially during the MH, significant cultural changes not only in the Ayacucho Valley but in the whole central Andean area, with the rise of the powerful Wari society and culture. Earlier interpretations about the site and its role in Ayacucho prehistory are reevaluated in the light of the newly acquired information and the proposed interpretations. This study contributes to our current understanding of Ayacucho EIP and MH society by presenting new empirical information about the Huarpa and Wari cultures and describing the developmental trajectory of a particular local community. The specific patterns of human activities identified at the site and their changes over time illustrate from a local perspective the socio-cultural changes brought about by broader regional processes that took place in the valley duringthe EIP and the MH.
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Front Cover
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Table of Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Figures
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Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1: Ñawinpukyo: Physical Setting and Previous Research
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Chapter 2: Field Research at Ñawinpukyo
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Chapter 3: Times of Change: the Early Intermediate Period and the Middle Horizon in the Ayacucho Valley
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Chapter 4: The Early Intermediate Period Occupation of Ñawinpukyo
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Chapter 5: Ñawinpukyo: the Middle Horizon Occupation of Ñawinpukyo
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Chapter 6: Characterizing the Middle Horizon Occupation
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Chapter 7: Ñawinpukyo Ceramics: Paste and Shape
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Chapter 8: Ñawinpukyo Ceramics: Early Intermediate Period Styles
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Chapter 9: Ñawinpukyo Ceramics: Middle Horizon Styles
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Chapter 10: Non-Ceramic Artifacts
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Chapter 11: Ñawinpukyo in the Early Intermediate Period and Middle Horizon: an Interpretive Narrative
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Appendix A: Geographic and UTM Coordinates of Main Architectural Spaces
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Appendix B: Composition of Ñawinpukyo's Ceramic Assemblage
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Appendix C: Attribute Recording for the Analysis of Ñawinpukyo Ceramics
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Bibliography
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Published: 2009
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407335117 (ebook)
- 9781407305257 (paperback)
BAR Number: S1991