Importancia de las Salinas de San Blas durante el Periodo Formativo en la sierra central del Perú

Abstract

The Salinas de San Blas Site’s Importance during the Formative Period in the Central Highlands of Perú

Based on excavations at San Blas in 1974 the author presents a sequence from Late Archaic to Early Intermediate Period, completed by a short description of the latest San Blas style (late Early Intermediate Period to Late Horizon). Using analogies of ethnohistoric sources discusses the importance of salt production and connections with other areas like Kotosh, Huanuco, and the eastern flank of the Andes (Palcamayo, Tarma, Chanchamayo) showing that Chinchaycocha was not an isolated area but connected closely to wider systems.