This work presents a study of the pre-Hispanic occupation at the site of awinpukyo (Ayacucho, Peru) during the Early Intermediate Period (EIP) (ca. 200 BC AD 600) and the Middle Horizon (MH) (ca. AD 600-1000). A local and diachronic perspective is adopted to examine the developmental trajectory of this community, in the context of the broader regional processes that took place in the valley during those periods. These processes brought about, especially...