Sitios del Periodo Formativo en Santiago de Chuco, departamento de La Libertad, sierra norte de los Andes Centrales

Abstract

Formative Period Sites in the Santiago de Chuco Area, La Libertad, North Central Andes

This paper deals with the results of surface surveys in the Santiago de Chuco area, La Libertad, northern highlands. The author identifies 42 sites belonging to the Formative Period. The ceramics show affinities with the Huacaloma sequence, the others are related to the northeastern area as well as with Salinar, San Blas and related traditions. The sites are distributed between 2400 to 4250 meters above sea level forming nucleated groups, many of them at altitudes between 2700 and 3300 (19), and 3400 to 3800 (16).