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Un centro ceremonial Formativo en el Alto Piura

1989; Institut Français d'Études Andines; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3406/bifea.1989.991

2076-5827

Jean Guffroy,

Historical Studies on Spain

Research carried out since 1986 on the archaeological site of Cerro Ñañañique (Chulucanas, department of Piura) has allowed the identification and description of a ceremonial complex, built and occupied between the Xth and the Vth centuries B.C. Several phases of edification and widening of the complex have been recognized according to a general U shape plan. Several ceramic traditions of various styles and origins can be found contemporarily on the site, and their temporal evolution can be identified and followed from these points of view: forms, decorative techniques and iconography which is abundant and diverse. The data, new for this study area, and the comparative analysis of material remains demonstrate the existence of relations with nearby zones and, particularly, the integration of Alto Piura in Southern ideological and religious systems. The establishment of the site might be related to its geographic location, at the crossing of an exchange route between coastal, Andean and Amazonian populations, and a North-South route permiting links between the coast of Northern Peru and the Ecuadorian coast and Andes. Its occupation seems to give evidence of an original situation —characterized by testimonies of various cultural traditions— which would maintain and singularize this sector of Alto Piura during later periods.