Armatambo y el dominio incaico en el valle de Lima

Abstract

Armatambo and the Inka Dominion in Lima Valley

Armatambo is one of the far major sites in the sorroundings of Lima wich suffered from severe destruction due to urban expansion. Therefore it is archaeologically poorly known, mostly through notes published by travellers from the nineteenth century and from early historical sources. The latter documents mention that Armatambo was an important urban center in the central coast during Inca times and reached the category of hunu. In fact, due to recent record made by the authors in the San Pedro Huaca, one of the monumental buildings at Armatambo, complemented early interpretations and showed intense Inca ocupation. Great changes ocurred in the Ichma architecture showing new architectural forms and use of space, as well as changes in funerary pattern and new ceramic forms.