Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina: Settlement Patterns and rituality around Lake Puruhuay Ancash Peru

by Elisa Benozzi and Carolina Orsini

This study focuses the relationship between man, territory and water resources in the area of Andean Lake Puruhuay (Ancash, Peru). This region is rich in cochas (lakes), each of which has a special place in the local ancient and modern history. Highly specialized hydraulic structures were found in many of the sites investigated during the course of this research, suggesting that water carried out an important role in the area. Keeping aside a strictly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407311999
• ISBN13: 9781407311999
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 11.7"