C Absolute Chronology of Pyramid III and the Dynastic Model at Pachacamac, Peru

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ID9243231
AutoresAdam Michczyński (0000-0003-2795-6830), Peter Eeckhout (0000-0003-4218-0938), Anna Pazdur (0000-0002-6078-798X)
Año2003
Volumen45
Número1
Páginas59-73
Fecha de publicación2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRadiocarbon (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0033822200032392
OpenAlexW2343834754
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas12

Pachacamac, covering an area of about 600 hectares (ha) near the Pacific shore, is one of the largest and most important archaeological sites in Peru. Most of the monumental adobe-made buildings of the later pre-Inca period (or Late Intermediate Period, about 10th–15th century AD) are so-called pyramids with ramps (the role of the ramps has been interpreted in different ways). Precise dating of the pyramids appears as a crucial step in defining the functions of Pachacamac in pre-Inca times. In this paper, we present the results obtained from 3 field campaigns at Pyramid III, one of the biggest buildings of the site. A total of 24 radiocarbon datasets from 4 different laboratories will help us to place the various steps of development of Pyramid III on a timescale, defined on the basis of the excavations. More absolute dates are available from another pyramid with ramps, which allow us to make comparisons and propose a new model of interpretation for the Pachacamac site during the Late Intermediate Period (LIP)

Absolute dating · Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Excavation · Geography · Geometry · Physics · Radiocarbon dating · Shore · Square pyramid · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · Mathematics · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology