Francesca Fernandini Parodi
Biographic Data
| ID | 309472 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesca Fernandini Parodi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesca Fernandini |
| FAMILY NAME | Parodi |
| SIGNATURE | PARODI F F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6530-8637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Large Obsidian Bifaces from a Middle Horizon Ritual Offering in the South-Central Coast of Peru: Provenance and Technology
This report presents the provenance and technological analysis of two large obsidian bifaces recovered from a Middle Horizon (ca. AD 600–1000) ritual abandonment context at the coastal site of Cerro de Oro in the Cañete Valley, Peru. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analysis identifies Quispisisa as the obsidian source, thereby documenting its circulation beyond highland Wari contexts. Technological analysis indicates contrasting trajectories: …
The past at risk: Assessing climate and geological hazard for the preservation of archaeological sites in coastal Peru using open-access data
The immovable archaeological heritage of Peru is among the richest in the world, particularly along the Peruvian coast, which boasts numerous examples dating from the Terminal Pleistocene to the Inca times (13000 BP-1532 AD). This cultural heritage is an important source of scientific and historical information, is the source for the construction of national identity(ies) and contributes significantly to the social and economic development of the…
Collaborative Archaeology? Reflections on Forms of Heritage Reappropriation in the Community of San Luis de Cañete, Lima, Peru
Puntos De Encuentro: Explorando Rituales Funerarios Colectivos en Cerro De Oro, Cañete (Perú) (Ca. 850-900 Ne)
A Pilot Study of Ceramic Production in a Residential Compound at Cerro de Oro, Cañete, (550-950 CE), An Urban Settlement in the South Coast of Perú
This article presents a synthesis of research on the chaîne opératoire of ceramic production at Cerro de Oro (550–950 CE), a significant archaeological site on the southern Peruvian coast. Specifically, we discuss the association of ceramic paste recipes (clays and added tempers), vessel forms, and decoration within a residential compound to consider the organization of ceramic production. To do so, this study integrates new data with previous re…
Exploring the Quotidian: An Analysis of Plain-Weave Textiles at Cerro de Oro, Peru, during the Sixth to Tenth Centuries
Andean prehispanic textiles are renown for being complex masterpieces made with labor-intensive techniques and high-quality raw materials. Nevertheless, the vast majority of textiles, those used by the population at large, were plain, simple, and without any decoration. We study a sample composed of the most common textiles used by people living at Cerro de Oro in the Cañete Valley, Peru. Our analysis focuses on fiber selection, yarn thickness, a…
Verde epidota: Pintando el pasado en Cerro de Oro, valle de Cañete, Perú. Un análisis químico y mineralógico del pigmento cerámico verde amarillento
El siguiente estudio propone identificar uno de los pigmentos más característicos del valle de Cañete durante el período Horizonte Medio, específicamente, el color verde amarillento observado en el repertorio cerámico de Cerro de Oro. Definir el origen y utilización de este pigmento facilita el entendimiento de la obtención de materia prima y cadena operativa en la elaboración de una de las cerámicas que definen a este desarrollo regional. Para e…
The time of the past: Exploring the rhythms of a pre-Hispanic urban settlement in the coastal Andes (AD 550-850)
As archaeologists we experience past time in the present, challenging linear time as we deal with the remains of different moments, events and people. This multi-scalar approach to time stimulates a flexible discussion of the past, understanding it not only in the absolute way provided by calendric dates, but also enmeshed within events and anchored by layers that were lived thousands of years ago. In this article, we will explore the notions of …
Caracterizando la cerámica de Cerro de Oro por espectroscopía Mössbauer y difracción de rayos-X
Este trabajo analiza la pasta de 17 muestras de cerámica obtenidas de los trabajos de investigación del Proyecto Arqueológico Cerro de Oro, en el sitio del mismo nombre. Los análisis utilizan la técnica de espectroscopía Mössbauer, con el propósito de obtener un avance en la caracterización de ciertas particularidades de la pasta cerámica empleada, particularmente consistencia de la arcilla y tener información básica que nos permita en un futuro …
Los enredos de las personas y las cosas en Cerro de Oro, Perú
Hasta hace poco, la transición entre el final de la época Paracas (380-260 a.C.) y la subsiguiente Nasca Inicial (260 a.C.-80 d.C.) de la costa sur del Perú, se ha estudiado principalmente a través de los restos funerarios y los análisis del patrón de asentamiento. Sin embargo, si intentamos entender los mecanismos socio-culturales y políticos que subyacen a estos cambios grandes, necesitamos un mejor conocimiento de los detalles de la vida cotid…
Peopling the Cañete valley circa AD 600: A view from Cerro de Oro
Recent archaeological research in the lower Cañete valley shows that most of its current irrigation system may have been constructed circa AD 600, in relationship to the a series of small settlements along the valley and particularly, with a large urban settlement located at the far north end of the valley, 13 km from the Cañete River. Evidence from this settlement – Cerro de Oro – shows that a large population migrated to the site around AD 600 …
From the Domestic to the Formal: A View of Daily and Ceremonial Practices from Cerro de Oro during the Early Middle Horizon
Acceso restringido: Entendiendo la configuración arquitectónica y el uso del espacio en Cerro de Oro valle de Cañete, Perú
Cerro de Oro, located in the lower Caete valley, was a large adobe city, built, inhabited and abandoned between ca. 500-850 AD. The size of the site, the monumental and standarized dimensions of its architecture, the excavated contexts as well as its urban trace distinguish Cerro de Oro as a sui generis settlement for its time and location. The integration of analysis performed at the site show that its architecture, spatial organization and cult…
Decorated Spindle Whorls From Middle Horizon Pataraya
The production of cloth, even to meet a community’s most basic needs, is one of the most time-consuming activities in non-industrial societies. This would have been all the more true of the beautiful textile arts of the Andean Middle Horizon. This paper presents data on a common artifact class related to textile manufacture, spindle whorls, recovered during excavation at Pataraya, a Huari colony located along a likely trade route between the sout…
Decorated Spindle Whorls From Middle Horizon Pataraya
The production of cloth, even to meet a community’s most basic needs, is one of the most time-consuming activities in non-industrial societies. This would have been all the more true of the beautiful textile arts of the Andean Middle Horizon. This paper presents data on a common artifact class related to textile manufacture, spindle whorls, recovered during excavation at Pataraya, a Huari colony located along a likely trade route between the sout…
Exploring the Quotidian: An Analysis of Plain-Weave Textiles at Cerro de Oro, Peru, during the Sixth to Tenth Centuries
Andean prehispanic textiles are renown for being complex masterpieces made with labor-intensive techniques and high-quality raw materials. Nevertheless, the vast majority of textiles, those used by the population at large, were plain, simple, and without any decoration. We study a sample composed of the most common textiles used by people living at Cerro de Oro in the Cañete Valley, Peru. Our analysis focuses on fiber selection, yarn thickness, a…
Verde epidota: Pintando el pasado en Cerro de Oro, valle de Cañete, Perú. Un análisis químico y mineralógico del pigmento cerámico verde amarillento
El siguiente estudio propone identificar uno de los pigmentos más característicos del valle de Cañete durante el período Horizonte Medio, específicamente, el color verde amarillento observado en el repertorio cerámico de Cerro de Oro. Definir el origen y utilización de este pigmento facilita el entendimiento de la obtención de materia prima y cadena operativa en la elaboración de una de las cerámicas que definen a este desarrollo regional. Para e…
Caracterizando la cerámica de Cerro de Oro por espectroscopía Mössbauer y difracción de rayos-X
Este trabajo analiza la pasta de 17 muestras de cerámica obtenidas de los trabajos de investigación del Proyecto Arqueológico Cerro de Oro, en el sitio del mismo nombre. Los análisis utilizan la técnica de espectroscopía Mössbauer, con el propósito de obtener un avance en la caracterización de ciertas particularidades de la pasta cerámica empleada, particularmente consistencia de la arcilla y tener información básica que nos permita en un futuro …
Peopling the Cañete valley circa AD 600: A view from Cerro de Oro
Recent archaeological research in the lower Cañete valley shows that most of its current irrigation system may have been constructed circa AD 600, in relationship to the a series of small settlements along the valley and particularly, with a large urban settlement located at the far north end of the valley, 13 km from the Cañete River. Evidence from this settlement – Cerro de Oro – shows that a large population migrated to the site around AD 600 …
Los enredos de las personas y las cosas en Cerro de Oro, Perú
Hasta hace poco, la transición entre el final de la época Paracas (380-260 a.C.) y la subsiguiente Nasca Inicial (260 a.C.-80 d.C.) de la costa sur del Perú, se ha estudiado principalmente a través de los restos funerarios y los análisis del patrón de asentamiento. Sin embargo, si intentamos entender los mecanismos socio-culturales y políticos que subyacen a estos cambios grandes, necesitamos un mejor conocimiento de los detalles de la vida cotid…
Decorated Spindle Whorls From Middle Horizon Pataraya
The production of cloth, even to meet a community’s most basic needs, is one of the most time-consuming activities in non-industrial societies. This would have been all the more true of the beautiful textile arts of the Andean Middle Horizon. This paper presents data on a common artifact class related to textile manufacture, spindle whorls, recovered during excavation at Pataraya, a Huari colony located along a likely trade route between the sout…
From the Domestic to the Formal: A View of Daily and Ceremonial Practices from Cerro de Oro during the Early Middle Horizon
Acceso restringido: Entendiendo la configuración arquitectónica y el uso del espacio en Cerro de Oro valle de Cañete, Perú
Cerro de Oro, located in the lower Caete valley, was a large adobe city, built, inhabited and abandoned between ca. 500-850 AD. The size of the site, the monumental and standarized dimensions of its architecture, the excavated contexts as well as its urban trace distinguish Cerro de Oro as a sui generis settlement for its time and location. The integration of analysis performed at the site show that its architecture, spatial organization and cult…
Los enredos de las personas y las cosas en Cerro de Oro, Perú
Hasta hace poco, la transición entre el final de la época Paracas (380-260 a.C.) y la subsiguiente Nasca Inicial (260 a.C.-80 d.C.) de la costa sur del Perú, se ha estudiado principalmente a través de los restos funerarios y los análisis del patrón de asentamiento. Sin embargo, si intentamos entender los mecanismos socio-culturales y políticos que subyacen a estos cambios grandes, necesitamos un mejor conocimiento de los detalles de la vida cotid…
Peopling the Cañete valley circa AD 600: A view from Cerro de Oro
Recent archaeological research in the lower Cañete valley shows that most of its current irrigation system may have been constructed circa AD 600, in relationship to the a series of small settlements along the valley and particularly, with a large urban settlement located at the far north end of the valley, 13 km from the Cañete River. Evidence from this settlement – Cerro de Oro – shows that a large population migrated to the site around AD 600 …
Caracterizando la cerámica de Cerro de Oro por espectroscopía Mössbauer y difracción de rayos-X
Este trabajo analiza la pasta de 17 muestras de cerámica obtenidas de los trabajos de investigación del Proyecto Arqueológico Cerro de Oro, en el sitio del mismo nombre. Los análisis utilizan la técnica de espectroscopía Mössbauer, con el propósito de obtener un avance en la caracterización de ciertas particularidades de la pasta cerámica empleada, particularmente consistencia de la arcilla y tener información básica que nos permita en un futuro …
Verde epidota: Pintando el pasado en Cerro de Oro, valle de Cañete, Perú. Un análisis químico y mineralógico del pigmento cerámico verde amarillento
El siguiente estudio propone identificar uno de los pigmentos más característicos del valle de Cañete durante el período Horizonte Medio, específicamente, el color verde amarillento observado en el repertorio cerámico de Cerro de Oro. Definir el origen y utilización de este pigmento facilita el entendimiento de la obtención de materia prima y cadena operativa en la elaboración de una de las cerámicas que definen a este desarrollo regional. Para e…
The time of the past: Exploring the rhythms of a pre-Hispanic urban settlement in the coastal Andes (AD 550-850)
As archaeologists we experience past time in the present, challenging linear time as we deal with the remains of different moments, events and people. This multi-scalar approach to time stimulates a flexible discussion of the past, understanding it not only in the absolute way provided by calendric dates, but also enmeshed within events and anchored by layers that were lived thousands of years ago. In this article, we will explore the notions of …
Exploring the Quotidian: An Analysis of Plain-Weave Textiles at Cerro de Oro, Peru, during the Sixth to Tenth Centuries
Andean prehispanic textiles are renown for being complex masterpieces made with labor-intensive techniques and high-quality raw materials. Nevertheless, the vast majority of textiles, those used by the population at large, were plain, simple, and without any decoration. We study a sample composed of the most common textiles used by people living at Cerro de Oro in the Cañete Valley, Peru. Our analysis focuses on fiber selection, yarn thickness, a…
Puntos De Encuentro: Explorando Rituales Funerarios Colectivos en Cerro De Oro, Cañete (Perú) (Ca. 850-900 Ne)
A Pilot Study of Ceramic Production in a Residential Compound at Cerro de Oro, Cañete, (550-950 CE), An Urban Settlement in the South Coast of Perú
This article presents a synthesis of research on the chaîne opératoire of ceramic production at Cerro de Oro (550–950 CE), a significant archaeological site on the southern Peruvian coast. Specifically, we discuss the association of ceramic paste recipes (clays and added tempers), vessel forms, and decoration within a residential compound to consider the organization of ceramic production. To do so, this study integrates new data with previous re…
Large Obsidian Bifaces from a Middle Horizon Ritual Offering in the South-Central Coast of Peru: Provenance and Technology
This report presents the provenance and technological analysis of two large obsidian bifaces recovered from a Middle Horizon (ca. AD 600–1000) ritual abandonment context at the coastal site of Cerro de Oro in the Cañete Valley, Peru. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analysis identifies Quispisisa as the obsidian source, thereby documenting its circulation beyond highland Wari contexts. Technological analysis indicates contrasting trajectories: …
The past at risk: Assessing climate and geological hazard for the preservation of archaeological sites in coastal Peru using open-access data
The immovable archaeological heritage of Peru is among the richest in the world, particularly along the Peruvian coast, which boasts numerous examples dating from the Terminal Pleistocene to the Inca times (13000 BP-1532 AD). This cultural heritage is an important source of scientific and historical information, is the source for the construction of national identity(ies) and contributes significantly to the social and economic development of the…
Collaborative Archaeology? Reflections on Forms of Heritage Reappropriation in the Community of San Luis de Cañete, Lima, Peru
Geography (8 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Latin American history and culture (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (3 works) · Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (3 works) · Horizon (3 works) · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology (3 works)