Plaza life and public performance at the Early Horizon center of Caylán, Nepeña Valley, Perú

Helmer, Matthew; Chicoine, David; Ikehara, Hugo

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“…Este abandono de centros monumentales va a generar, al menos en los valles de Casma, Nepeña y Moche, el surgimiento de grandes agregaciones residenciales que podrían tener las raíces de un urbanismo andino que se va a manifestar posteriormente durante el Intermedio Temprano (Billman, 1996;Brennan, 1982;Chicoine, 2006Chicoine, , 2011Pozorski y Pozorski, 1987). Este momento también supone la transición hacia la creación de identidades locales, conflictos intergrupales e incremento de distinción social (Bennett y Bird, 1949;Billman, 1996;Brennan, 1978;Burger, 1992Burger, , 1998aChicoine et al, 2017;Gonzales-Macqueen, 2018;Helmer and Chicoine, 2015;Helmer et al, 2012;Ikehara, 2021;Ikehara y Chicoine, 2011;Shibata, 2011).…”

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“…Un recurso nuevo en la dieta de los pobladores de Huanchaco durante la fase La Iglesia fueron los camélidos, posiblemente llamas (Lama glama). El consumo de camélidos también fue advertido para el mismo periodo en el sitio de Cerro Arena y en los sitios contemporáneos del valle de Nepeña, como Huambacho, Caylán y Samanco (Brennan, 1978, p. 339;Chicoine, 2006Chicoine, , 2010Chicoine, , 2011Helmer, 2020). Al menos para el sitio de Caylán, el consumo de camélidos está asociado a banquetes públicos con Tabla 3…”

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La ocupación del Horizonte Temprano Tardío (400- 200 a.C.) en Huanchaco: vida cotidiana y prácticas ceremoniales

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2023

Arqueología y Sociedad

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En este artículo se presenta información sobre la ocupación doméstica y ceremonial durante la parte tardía del Horizonte Temprano en Huanchaco, valle de Moche, costa norte del Peru. Nuestros trabajos han permitido caracterizar la ocupación residencial, detallando el tipo de actividades desarrolladas en ellas, así como una primera aproximación a sus estrategias de subsistencia. Sobre esto último, se advierte no solo acceso recursos locales marinos, sino la introducción de maíz y carne de camélido, algo no observado previamente. Por otro lado, las practicas ceremoniales parecen haber sido desarrolladas en estructuras en forma de “U” dentro de las cuales enterraron a sus muertos. Finalmente, hay indicios suficientes para plantear el inicio diferenciación social entre los miembros de la comunidad de Huanchaco, así como intercambio a corta, mediana y larga distancia, con la presencia de objetos y productos exóticos que antes no fueron comunes en este paraje de la costa norte andina.

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La ocupación del Horizonte Temprano Tardío (400- 200 a.C.) en Huanchaco: vida cotidiana y prácticas ceremoniales

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2023

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“…The plaza was designed to host large-scale festivals, but was also used in daily life based on the recovery of domestic artifacts (Helmer et al 2012). Ceramic sherds point towards the use of finewares including polished stirrup spout bottles, carinated bowls, and other delicate serving vessels.…”

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Ancient urban life at the Early Horizon center of Caylán, Peru

Chicoine

Ikehara

2014

Journal of Field Archaeology

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This article examines the development of urban forms of community organization on the north-central coast of Peru during the 1st millennium B.C. Recent mapping and excavations at the Early Horizon center of Caylá n, in the Nepeñ a Valley, provide insights into the nucleation of human groups at an extensive valley floor complex. The results indicate the establishment of an urban core around cross-cutting avenues, while architectural data point towards the existence of multi-functional residential stone-and-mud walled compounds. The density of the architectural remains combined with the abundance of refuse is indicative of a significant urban population. The Caylá n research sheds light on the development of urbanism after the demise of the Chavín sphere of interaction.

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“…Excavations at Plaza‐A shed light on the mechanisms of gates used to keep visitors out of the more private rooms (Figure ). Overall, various lines of architectural, acoustic, and artistic evidence indicate that that the plazas were engineered as special places where residents gathered and entertained guests (Chicoine and Ikehara , 344‐45; Helmer and Chicoine ; Helmer, Chicoine, and Ikehara ).…”

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6 Gated Communities, Neighborhoods, and Modular Living at the Early Horizon Urban Center of Caylán, Peru

Chicoine

Whitten

2019

Archaeological Papers of the American

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This paper examines the shift to enclosed forms of residence and modular living in the context of emerging urbanism during the Early Horizon in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru. During the local Nepeña phase (800-450 cal BCE), complex agrarian groups living in the lower portion of the coastal drainage interrupt constructions at ceremonial centers of the Chavín and Cupinisque religious traditions and relocate on the valley margins, most notably at Caylán (800-1 cal BCE). Regional data suggest that religio-political turmoil and increased conflicts played a significant role in the nucleation of human groups. Indeed, the following Samanco phase (450-150 cal BCE) is associated with the construction of extensive defensive structures and the relocation of human populations. Architectural data point to the existence of more than 40 gated complexes at Caylán. Based on preliminary excavation data, those are interpreted as multifunctional residences. This paper offers an empirical case study to evaluate the usefulness and flexibility of the concept of neighborhood in the context of co-resident gated communities. By examining the layout and planning of the Caylán settlement, and the architecture and spatial variability of its multifamily compounds, we consider potential forms of household, community, and neighborhood organizations. Based on excavation data and demographic estimations we explore the heuristic value of the concept of neighborhood to understand face-to-face interactions between members of the different gated communities. We suggest that those communities might be comparable to the house societies of anthropological literature. Regional data, meanwhile, suggest that groups merging at Caylán maintained hinterland connections including with agrarian and maritime communities. [Early Horizon, Peru, Urbanism, Spatial syntax, Neighborhood]

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Plaza life and public performance at the Early Horizon center of Caylán, Nepeña Valley, Perú

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La ocupación del Horizonte Temprano Tardío (400- 200 a.C.) en Huanchaco: vida cotidiana y prácticas ceremoniales

La ocupación del Horizonte Temprano Tardío (400- 200 a.C.) en Huanchaco: vida cotidiana y prácticas ceremoniales

Ancient urban life at the Early Horizon center of Caylán, Peru

6 Gated Communities, Neighborhoods, and Modular Living at the Early Horizon Urban Center of Caylán, Peru

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