20225503(en)/03 - Temporary Occupations of Domestic Settlements During the Late Formative Period in Cusco, Peru
TEMPORARY OCCUPATIONS OF DOMESTIC SETTLEMENTS DURING THE LATE FORMATIVE PERIOD IN CUSCO, PERU
LAS OCUPACIONES TEMPORALES DE LOS ASENTAMIENTOS DOMÉSTICOS DEL PERIODO FORMATIVO TARDÍO EN EL CUSCO, PERÚ
Carlos Delgado González
In the Huatanay River Basin and Jaquijahuana Pampa in the Cusco Region, Late Formative Period occupations at domestic sites were temporary and non-continuous. The ephemeral architecture of these populations resulted from their primary economic activities, including agropastoralism. This study analyzed Late Formative Period archaeological materials and strata from four sites within the study region: Yuthu, Marcavalle, Bandojan, and Minaspata. The results show that these sites were intermittently occupied and had low-level hierarchies. Over the centuries that followed, into the Early Intermediate Period, at the neighboring sites of Ak’awillay and Wimpillay, this pattern changed as they began to present characteristics of chiefdoms.
