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The Archaeological Site of Tumshukayko (Peru): A Preliminary Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2023

Carolina Orsini Open the ORCID record for Carolina Orsini [Opens in a new window] ,
Elisa Benozzi ,
Paolo Rossi  and
José S. Querevalú Ulloa
Carolina Orsini*
Affiliation:
Sezione di Archeologia ed Etnografia, Museo delle Culture (Mudec), Milan, Italy
Elisa Benozzi
Affiliation:
University of Gibraltar, Campus Europa Point, Gibraltar, United Kingdom
Paolo Rossi
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria “Enzo Ferrari,” Università di Modena e Reggio, Italy
José S. Querevalú Ulloa
Affiliation:
Asociación YIHDES, Lima, Peru
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Corresponding author: Carolina Orsini; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In 2021, an Italian-Peruvian archaeological team began a research project in the Ancash Sierra to investigate the origins of early monumental architecture in the northern-central Andes. The large complex of Tumshukayko—located in the northern part of the town of Caraz in Ancash, Peru—was immediately found to be the most suitable site for this project. This report presents an initial description of the current state of the remains, topographical data, and test pit results. Preliminary data suggest that Tumshukayko is a multicomponent site comprising at least two mounds that were built during the Initial Formative period (2500–1500 BC).

Resumen

Resumen

En 2021, un equipo arqueológico italo-peruano inició un nuevo proyecto de investigación en la sierra de Áncash con el objetivo de buscar los orígenes de la arquitectura monumental temprana en los Andes Norcentrales. El gran complejo de Tumshukayko (ubicado en la parte norte de la ciudad de Caraz, Áncash, Perú), apareció inmediatamente como el sitio más adecuado para este fin. El propósito de este informe es proporcionar una descripción inicial del estado actual de las evidencias, publicar la topografía del sitio y los resultados de los cateos de prueba. Los datos preliminares sugieren que Tumshukayko es un sitio multicomponente compuesto por al menos dos montículos, que fueron construidos en el periodo Formativo inicial (2500-1500 aC).

Keywords

AncashInitial Formative periodTumshukaykomonumentalityearly complex societiesÁncashFormativo inicialTumshukaykomonumentalidadsociedades complejas tempranas
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Report
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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , June 2024 , pp. 542 - 551
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for American Archaeology

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