Archaeological Research at Cerro Trinidad. Over a hundred years of its presence in Peruvian Archaeology

Abstract

As part of a public archaeological project in the Chancay district, archaeological excavations were carried out in an area of four hectares on the slopes of the Cerro Trinidad site. e preliminary results showed that under the modern harbor of Chancay there is a thick archaeological occupation which could have been a ceremonial urban center between the Formative Period (White on Red style) until the Period I of the Regional Developments (Playa Grande style). Based on an aerial photograph analysis it was possible to determine the total extend of the Cerro Trinidad site as well as the previous excavations done by Max Uhle and Gordon R. Willey. Similarly, it was posible to locate an un-known archaeological site located on the Chancay Bay.