Title
Chaupisawakasi and the Pukara expansion in the Quilcamayo-Tintiri valley
Other title
[Chaupisawakasi y la expansión pukara en el valle de Quilcamayo-Tintiri]
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Benites C.Z.
Programa de Investigaciones Arqueológicas Asiruni (PIARA)
Publisher(s)
Universidad de Tarapaca
Abstract
This paper discusses the main archaeological evidences recovered during excavations at the archaeological site of Chaupisawakasi, located in the Quilcamayo-Tintiri River Valley, Department of Puno, Peru. This valley is located in the northern part of the Titicaca Basin. Our research indicates that the site was built by social groups associated with the Pukara society (ca. 500 BC-AD 400). We conclude that Chaupisawakasi is a Pukara-affiliated political and ceremonial center characterized by a monumental sector that dates to at least the 1st century BC. In this paper, we discuss Pukara expansionary strategies in this valley and we review the implications of this data for other areas of the northern Titicaca region during the Upper Formative Period.
Start page
607
End page
627
Volume
48
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Arqueología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85012082496
Source
Chungara
ISSN of the container
07161182
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus