Shellfish Resources and Maritime Economy at Caylán, Coastal Ancash, Peru

Chicoine, David; Rojas, Carol

doi:10.1080/15564894.2013.787567

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“…Combined with settlement pattern data, the analysis of faunal and botanical remains from secure excavated contexts at Cerro Blanco (Ikehara et al 2013), Huambacho (Chicoine 2011;Chicoine and Rojas 2012) and Caylán (Chicoine and Rojas 2013;Chicoine et al in press) have provided insight into the profound socioeconomic transformations experienced by Early Horizon groups in coastal Nepeña. Most salient among these transformations are the extension of irrigation networks, the intensification of maize cultivation and the increased reliance on highland animal domesticates − namely guinea pigs and camelids.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Differences, for instance, in the composition of the shell assemblages from Samanco and Caylán suggest that a limited number of select bivalve species supplied inland populations, in particular the small intertidal clam Donax spp. (Chicoine and Rojas 2013). In contrast, deposits at coastal settlements contain a richer and more diverse corpus (Matthew Helmer, personal communication 2014).…”

Section: Archaeological Context and Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

Szpak

Chicoine

Millaire

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Environmental Archaeology

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Section: Archaeological Context and Materialsmentioning

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Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

Szpak

Chicoine

Millaire

et al. 2015

Environmental Archaeology

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“…Excavations at Samanco suggest that coastal town residents dedicated much of their time to acquiring, processing, and exporting—via llama caravans—agrarian and maritime products (Helmer and Chicoine ). Zooarchaeological and paleoethnobotanical assemblages from Caylán, meanwhile, align better with patterns of consumption and secondary processing, rather than primary acquisition (Chicoine and Rojas ; Chicoine, Clement, and Stich ).…”

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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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“…They suggest an array of activities including plant processing; spinning and weaving; ceramic manufacture, storage, and display; and hunting or warring. Analyses are currently underway, but the low incidence of agrarian and fishing implements is likely indicative of the more specialized and urban nature of daily activities at Caylá n (Chicoine and Rojas 2013). The more than 200 grinding stones observed on the surface suggest an emphasis on plant processing.…”

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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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Shellfish Resources and Maritime Economy at Caylán, Coastal Ancash, Peru

Cited by 13 publications

References 46 publications

Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

Early Horizon camelid management practices in the Nepeña Valley, north-central coast of Peru

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

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

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