A compositional perspective on the origins of the “Nasca cult” at Cahuachi |
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Authors: | Kevin J. Vaughn Hendrik Van Gijseghem |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, 700 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;2. Department of Anthropology, Universite de Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada |
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Abstract: | We provide a compositional perspective on the origins of the Cahuachi cult in Nasca, south coast of Peru. Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of ceramics from the Formative site of La Puntilla demonstrate that a small group of pottery known as Nasca 1 blackwares are compositionally consistent with Early Nasca polychromes originating at Cahuachi. These data suggest that the patterns of pilgrimage and group ceremonies exhibited at Cahuachi during Early Nasca began at least in the proto-Nasca phase of Nasca 1 during the Formative. We use these data to further document the Paracas to Nasca transition, a complex and dynamic period in south coastal prehistory. |
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Keywords: | Provenance analysis INAA Andes Nasca Paracas |
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