The Lima occupation of Huaca 20 at the beginning of the Middle Horizon, Maranga Complex

Abstract

The Huaca 20 site is a component of the Maranga Complex, located four kilometers to the south of the Rímac River, in the lower Rímac Valley. e archaeological excavations carried out in this site since the late 1990’s have uncovered a complex occupation that started during the Early Intermediate Period associated with Middle Lima artifacts, this occupation continued until a temporary abandonment during the Middle Horizon with a later occupation during the Late Intermediate Period, when the site was a funerary platform. is article shows the results of ongoing studies focused on the Middle Horizon occupation of Huaca 20. e last excavations at this site indicate that during the Middle Horizon, Huaca 20 was no longer domestic compound of Maranga but became an area composed of more dierentiated sectors
which included domestic/productive, funerary, and administrative sectors. is latter would have served as a connection between Huaca 20 and the monumental structure of Huaca Potosí Alto.