J Ernesto Valdez
Biographic Data
| ID | 184497 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Ernesto Valdez |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Ernesto |
| FAMILY NAME | Valdez |
| SIGNATURE | VALDEZ J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
From Rural to Urban
For hundreds upon hundreds of years, humans lived in small settlements where most individuals, if not all, were linked by kinship ties. Many of these villages were occupied for generations and thus their occupants had a strong connection to the place. The villages were politically and economically autonomous, yet they were connected with adjacent villages by means of barter and intermarriage. Within a relatively short period of time, centuries-lo…
Ancient Use of Coca Leaves in the Peruvian Central Highlands
Coca, of the genus Erythroxylum, is a stimulant and painkiller that played key roles within the Inka state. As reported by the early Spanish chroniclers, coca was the most important plant offering during public rituals. Likewise, important landmarks within the Inka domain regularly received offerings of this precious leaf. Its high value is indicated by the fact that not only the living chewed the leaves on a regular basis, but also the dead carr…
Utilización y Reutilización de la Cerámica Wari
Archaeological excavations carried out at the Middle Horizon Wari site of Marayniyoq, in the Ayacucho Valley, Peru, uncovered an excellent collection of ceramic vessels, the majority of them being large sized. Th e objective of this paper is to explain, fi rst, the social context that determined the manufacturing of specific vessel forms, and, second, to evaluate the reuse broken vessels. The functional analysis of the ceramics also allows us to …
The End of Empire
This paper presents a suite of new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon measurements from the Ayacucho Valley of Peru and discusses their implications for the timing and nature of the collapse of the Wari Empire. Analysis of these and previously published dates from the region indicate that there is little evidence for state political authority in Ayacucho prior to the end of the 7th century. Dated human remains from the polity's epony…
Mortuary preferences and selected references
In a recently published paper, Isbell (2004 Isbell, W. H. 2004. Mortuary preferences: a Wari culture case study from Middle Horizon Peru. Latin American Antiquity, 15: 3–32. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; see also Isbell 2000 Isbell, W. H. 2000. Repensando el Horizonte Medio: el caso de Conchopata, Ayacucho, Perú. Boletín de Arqueología PUC, 4: 9–68. Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú, Lima [Google Scholar]; Isbell and C…
El Valle De Ayacucho Y El Tawantinsuyo
Este artículo está dirigido a fijar la situación del Valle de Ayacucho de la sierra centralperuana, antes y durante la ocupación lnka. Hasta hace poco se argumentaba que este valle había sido abandonado durante La época lnka y, por tanto, no había jugado ningún rol dentro del Imperio Incaico. Sobre La base del nuevo trabajo de campo llevado a cabo en La porción norte del valle, se ha vuelto evidente que en La región había varios sitios importante…
New Wari Mortuary Structures in the Ayacucho Valley, Peru
Recent archaeological salvage excavations in the Ayacucho Valley of the Peruvian Central Highlands resulted in the discovery of two totally new mortuary structure forms for the region and for the Wari culture in particular. The first form consists of two rectangular mortuary chambers, each with a small east-facing entrance and holding the interred remains of several individuals. The second form consists of several cylindrical cists, each containi…
Posoqoypata, un cementerio Wari en el valle de Ayacucho, Perú
Recientemente efectuamos un trabajo de rescate arqueológico en un cementerio Wari en el valle de Ayacucho. Dicho trabajo permitió el descubrimiento de formas mortuarias totalmente novedosas para la región y para la cultura Wari en particular. La primera consiste en una cámara funeraria de forma rectangular, con un acceso orientado hacia el lado este, y que contenía los restos de varios individuos. La segunda tiene la forma de una pequeña cista de…
Reconsidering the Archaeological Rarity of Guinea Pig Bones in the Central Andes
The End of Empire
This paper presents a suite of new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon measurements from the Ayacucho Valley of Peru and discusses their implications for the timing and nature of the collapse of the Wari Empire. Analysis of these and previously published dates from the region indicate that there is little evidence for state political authority in Ayacucho prior to the end of the 7th century. Dated human remains from the polity's epony…
Reconsidering the Archaeological Rarity of Guinea Pig Bones in the Central Andes
New Wari Mortuary Structures in the Ayacucho Valley, Peru
Recent archaeological salvage excavations in the Ayacucho Valley of the Peruvian Central Highlands resulted in the discovery of two totally new mortuary structure forms for the region and for the Wari culture in particular. The first form consists of two rectangular mortuary chambers, each with a small east-facing entrance and holding the interred remains of several individuals. The second form consists of several cylindrical cists, each containi…
Ancient Use of Coca Leaves in the Peruvian Central Highlands
Coca, of the genus Erythroxylum, is a stimulant and painkiller that played key roles within the Inka state. As reported by the early Spanish chroniclers, coca was the most important plant offering during public rituals. Likewise, important landmarks within the Inka domain regularly received offerings of this precious leaf. Its high value is indicated by the fact that not only the living chewed the leaves on a regular basis, but also the dead carr…
Mortuary preferences and selected references
In a recently published paper, Isbell (2004 Isbell, W. H. 2004. Mortuary preferences: a Wari culture case study from Middle Horizon Peru. Latin American Antiquity, 15: 3–32. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; see also Isbell 2000 Isbell, W. H. 2000. Repensando el Horizonte Medio: el caso de Conchopata, Ayacucho, Perú. Boletín de Arqueología PUC, 4: 9–68. Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú, Lima [Google Scholar]; Isbell and C…
Reconsidering the Archaeological Rarity of Guinea Pig Bones in the Central Andes
Posoqoypata, un cementerio Wari en el valle de Ayacucho, Perú
Recientemente efectuamos un trabajo de rescate arqueológico en un cementerio Wari en el valle de Ayacucho. Dicho trabajo permitió el descubrimiento de formas mortuarias totalmente novedosas para la región y para la cultura Wari en particular. La primera consiste en una cámara funeraria de forma rectangular, con un acceso orientado hacia el lado este, y que contenía los restos de varios individuos. La segunda tiene la forma de una pequeña cista de…
El Valle De Ayacucho Y El Tawantinsuyo
Este artículo está dirigido a fijar la situación del Valle de Ayacucho de la sierra centralperuana, antes y durante la ocupación lnka. Hasta hace poco se argumentaba que este valle había sido abandonado durante La época lnka y, por tanto, no había jugado ningún rol dentro del Imperio Incaico. Sobre La base del nuevo trabajo de campo llevado a cabo en La porción norte del valle, se ha vuelto evidente que en La región había varios sitios importante…
New Wari Mortuary Structures in the Ayacucho Valley, Peru
Recent archaeological salvage excavations in the Ayacucho Valley of the Peruvian Central Highlands resulted in the discovery of two totally new mortuary structure forms for the region and for the Wari culture in particular. The first form consists of two rectangular mortuary chambers, each with a small east-facing entrance and holding the interred remains of several individuals. The second form consists of several cylindrical cists, each containi…
Mortuary preferences and selected references
In a recently published paper, Isbell (2004 Isbell, W. H. 2004. Mortuary preferences: a Wari culture case study from Middle Horizon Peru. Latin American Antiquity, 15: 3–32. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; see also Isbell 2000 Isbell, W. H. 2000. Repensando el Horizonte Medio: el caso de Conchopata, Ayacucho, Perú. Boletín de Arqueología PUC, 4: 9–68. Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú, Lima [Google Scholar]; Isbell and C…
The End of Empire
This paper presents a suite of new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon measurements from the Ayacucho Valley of Peru and discusses their implications for the timing and nature of the collapse of the Wari Empire. Analysis of these and previously published dates from the region indicate that there is little evidence for state political authority in Ayacucho prior to the end of the 7th century. Dated human remains from the polity's epony…
Utilización y Reutilización de la Cerámica Wari
Archaeological excavations carried out at the Middle Horizon Wari site of Marayniyoq, in the Ayacucho Valley, Peru, uncovered an excellent collection of ceramic vessels, the majority of them being large sized. Th e objective of this paper is to explain, fi rst, the social context that determined the manufacturing of specific vessel forms, and, second, to evaluate the reuse broken vessels. The functional analysis of the ceramics also allows us to …
Ancient Use of Coca Leaves in the Peruvian Central Highlands
Coca, of the genus Erythroxylum, is a stimulant and painkiller that played key roles within the Inka state. As reported by the early Spanish chroniclers, coca was the most important plant offering during public rituals. Likewise, important landmarks within the Inka domain regularly received offerings of this precious leaf. Its high value is indicated by the fact that not only the living chewed the leaves on a regular basis, but also the dead carr…
From Rural to Urban
For hundreds upon hundreds of years, humans lived in small settlements where most individuals, if not all, were linked by kinship ties. Many of these villages were occupied for generations and thus their occupants had a strong connection to the place. The villages were politically and economically autonomous, yet they were connected with adjacent villages by means of barter and intermarriage. Within a relatively short period of time, centuries-lo…
Latin American history and culture (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Humanities (3 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works)