Nuevas evidencias en Chincha: nota preliminar sobre contextos de la época Wari

Abstract

New Evidences from Chincha: Preliminary Notes about Wari Period Contexts

The "Programa de Investigaciones Arqueológicas Chincha" (PIACH), of the Instituto Andino de Estudios Arqueológicos (INDEA), has planned to investigate Wari occupations since 2001, both local and imperial. The site La Cantera (PV57-I38), identified in i985, was selected to begin. However, as research was initiated a fortuitous discovery took place at UPIS-San José, a new urban development in the district of El Carmen. Nearly complete ceramic vessels were recovered that belong to the Wari State style. These finds help fill a void the Wari Period of the Chincha Valley. At last, this void can be understood as resulting from specific historical and natural processes.