Title
Mochica chronology: A new synthesis
Other title
Chronologie mochica: Une nouvelle synthèse
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Maison Rene-Ginouves (Archeologie et Ethnologie)
Abstract
One of the issues in archaeological sciences is the establishment of chronological sequences in areas of human occupation. The main objective in this context is the reconstruction of the cultural diachronic processes connected to the emergence, the evolution, and the vanishing of the material cultures connected to human societies in specific environments. Concerning the Mochica (2th-10th century, north coast of Peru), recent archaeological research is pursued in order to explain such processes. In this article, we propose a revision and a synthesis of the given information on the relative chronology of this culture. Moreover, we present an inventory of Mochica 14C dates obtained during the last forty years. Thus the goal here is to reassess the temporal and stylistical data accepted by the archaeological community.
Start page
233
End page
267
Volume
101
Issue
February 1
Language
French
OCDE Knowledge area
Arqueología
Historia
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84978524140
Source
Journal de la Societe des Americanistes
ISSN of the container
00379174
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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