Core–periphery relations in the Recuay hinterlands: economic interaction at Chinchawas, Peru

Abstract

The author explores a changing core-periphery relationship in first millennium AD Peru, from the viewpoint of a small North Highlands village.

A Paleogenomic Reconstruction of the Deep Population History of the Andes

“…Long-distance trade of obsidian, exotic pottery and metalwork, especially during the Middle Horizon, may also indicate exchange, perhaps reliant on llama caravans. Interregional contacts included stylistic interaction with Cajamarca, Lima, Wari, Late Moche and other prestige styles of the Central Andes ( Lau, 2005 ). Chinchawas’s favorable location along a major Coast–Highland trade route (Casma-Huaraz) was a main reason for the establishment and prosperity of the ancient community.…”

Craft Production as an Empowering Strategy in an Emerging Empire

“…Researchers typically infer "influence" via the presence of decorated Wari pottery because, implicitly or explicitly, they are applying the model of wealth finance or envisioning the gifting of durable goods as a means to suborn intermediate elites (e.g., Covey et al 2013;Earle and Jennings 2012;Lau 2005). Across the Andes, decorated Wari pottery shares some common attributes but also exhibits local features (Cook 2004).…”

House forms and Recuay culture: Residential compounds at Yayno (Ancash, Peru), a fortified hilltop town, AD 400–800

“…Domestic structures, especially their layouts, are used to track regional cultural patterns over the long term; spatial layouts may show dramatic change or continuity during times of sociocultural dynamism (Bandy, 2004;Bawden, 1982Bawden, , 1990Bermann, 1994;DeMarrais, 2001;Van Gijseghem and Vaughn, 2008). The contents of residential complexes also mark wealth differences and social affiliations, inferred through variability in ceramic styles and access to prestige goods (D'Altroy and Hastorf, 2001;Janusek, 2002Janusek, , 2004Lau, 2005).…”

“…1); others were Pashash (Cabana), Huaraz and Caraz (Callejón de Huaylas region), and Aija (Cordillera Negra) (Grieder, 1978;Lau, 2005;Wegner, 1988). Established in crucial economic zones, these centers prospered as seats of large chiefly polities, or lordships.…”