Jason Nesbitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 643932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason Nesbitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason |
| FAMILY NAME | Nesbitt |
| SIGNATURE | NESBITT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Continuity and change in pottery production practices in Conchucos: New data from Reparin (750 BCE − 200 CE), Ancash, Peru
Reparin is a multi-component site that was occupied during Chavín times (750–400 BCE), destroyed and reoccupied by the Huarás culture (400–200 BCE), and subsequently transformed into a Recuay settlement (50/80–200 CE). Located 30 km north of Chavín de Huántar, Reparin provides insights on these pivotal cultural transformations from the perspective of the Chavín heartland in Conchucos. Archaeological data from Conchucos shows major changes in pott…
Ceramic production and exchange in the Chavín heartland: An archaeometric study from Canchas Uckro (1100 − 800 BCE), Ancash, Peru
Canchas Uckro is one of several settlements surrounding the ceremonial and urban center of Chavín de Huántar (c. 1100 − 400 BCE). In this paper, we explore the relationship between these two sites through an archaeometric study of pottery production at Canchas Uckro (c. 1100 − 800 BCE). Specifically, we combine thin-section petrography and portable X-ray fluorescence to characterize technological style based on a sample of 56 sherds. Our analyses…
Diet During the Late Initial Period (1100–800 BC) in the Chavín Heartland: New Data from Canchas Uckro (North-Central Peru)
During the late Initial Period (c. 1100-800 BC), the Conchucos region of highland Peru witnessed the formation of the ceremonial and “proto-urban” center of Chavín de Huántar (c. 1000-500/400 BC). An important question regarding Chavín de Huántar centers on the nature of its subsistence economy during the time when it was first founded. In this paper, we present new results from zooarchaeological, starch granule, and stable isotope (δ 13 C and δ …
A multi-isotope approach to reconstructing human residential mobility and diet during the Late Intermediate Period (1000–1450 CE) in highland Ancash, Peru
New AMS dates for Machu Picchu: Results and Implications
Machu Picchu, in Cuzco, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in South America. The precise dating of the monumental complex, however, relies largely on documentary sources. Samples of bone and teeth from individuals buried in caves at four cemeteries around Machu Picchu form the basis for a new programme of AMS radiocarbon-dating. The results show that the site was occupied fromc. AD 1420-1532, with activity beginning two decades earlie…
Demystifying Collapse: Climate, environment, and social agency in pre-modern societies
Collapse is a term that has attracted much attention in social science literature in recent years, but there remain substantial areas of disagreement about how it should be understood in historical contexts. More specifically, the use of the term collapse often merely serves to dramatize long-past events, to push human actors into the background, and to mystify the past intellectually. At the same time, since human societies are complex systems, …
PXRF Sourcing of Obsidian from Pallaucha, Vilcashuaman: Insights into Exchange Patterns in South-Central Peru during the Early Horizon
Recent archaeological research demonstrates that the south-central highlands was a region of important sociocultural developments during the Early Horizon (ca. 800-200 BC). One reason for the prominence of this region was the local availability of obsidian, a widely exchanged lithic material. In this paper, we discuss the results of a portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) sourcing study of a sample of 26 obsidian artifacts from the site of Pallaucha…
Maize and dietary change in early Peruvian civilization: Isotopic evidence from the Late Preceramic Period/Initial Period site of La Galgada, Peru
The Late Preceramic Period (3000–1700 BCE) and Initial Period (1700–800 BCE) in Peru was a time of emergent social complexity as illustrated by the construction of ceremonial architecture and permanent settlements. A long-standing debate centers on the nature of the subsistence economies that supported this incipient complexity. Though some scholars consider maize to have been an agricultural staple at this time, a growing body of archaeological …
The Architecture and Chronology of Reparin, Eastern Ancash, Peru
This paper reports on archaeological investigations at the site of Reparin. The earliest known occupation at Reparin corresponds to the middle part of the first millennium BC (c. 750–400 BC). Associated with this occupation was architecture that connects the site to the late phases of Chavín de Huántar. This building was subsequently destroyed, probably in relation to cultural disruptions in the highlands associated with the dissolution of Chavín…
Was Obsidian Used for Camelid Shearing in Ancient Peru? An Experimental and Use-Wear Study
Obsidian flake tools are an important component of Early Horizon (ca. 800–400 B.C.) lithic assemblages in highland Peru. However, the functions of these tools have not been ascertained. In this paper, we present the results of an experimental project that tests the hypothesis that flake tools were used for shearing domesticated camelids (alpacas and llamas). A collection of 10 replicated flake tools were used to shear an alpaca over different amo…
Campanayuq Rumi and Arpiri: Two civic-ceremonial centers on the southern periphery of the Chavín Interaction Sphere
Archaeological research over the last decade has established the significance of the Peruvian south-central highlands for understanding the Chavín Interaction Sphere. Investigations at various sites in the region show distinct traditions of civic-ceremonial architecture that are in many ways comparable to better understood developments in the north-central and northern Peruvian highlands. In this paper, the authors discuss two important late Init…
Interregional Obsidian Exchange During the Late Initial Period and Early Horizon: New Perspectives From Campanayuq Rumi, Peru
Campanayuq Rumi is a large civic-ceremonial center located in the south-central highlands of Peru. Founded in the late Initial Period (1100-800 BC), Campanayuq Rumi became an important center within the Chavín Interaction Sphere in the Early Horizon (ca. 800-400 BC). In particular, Campanayuq Rumi is significant because of its geographical proximity to Quispisisa, the most important and widely circulated obsidian source during the Early Horizon. …
El Niño and second-millennium BC monument building at Huaca Cortada (Moche Valley, Peru)
La Ocupación Moche en La Margen Norte Del Valle Bajo De Moche, Costa Norte Del Perú
Esta contribución trata sobre los asentamientos involucrados en el proceso de expansión agrícola Moche en la margen norte del Valle de Moche entre los siglos V a VIII d.C. Aun cuando las características de la ocupación Moche en esta área no son completamente conocidas actualmente se dispone de valiosos datos sobre los sistemas de irrigación y comunicación, la arquitectura residencial y monumental, y la cultura material local. La presente contribu…
Excavaciones en Huaca Cortada, complejo de Caballo Muerto, valle de Moche: Un informe preliminar
En este artículo se presentan los resultados preliminares de la primera temporada de excavaciones en Huaca Cortada, complejo de Caballo Muerto, valle bajo de Moche. A pesar de que es uno de los edificios más grandes de dicho conjunto, hay poca información sobre su ocupación. El actual estudio, enfocado en varios aspectos de este tema, ofrece una comprensión más detallada de las fases de construcción y de su cronología. Se determinó que Huaca Cort…
Interregional Obsidian Exchange During the Late Initial Period and Early Horizon: New Perspectives From Campanayuq Rumi, Peru
Campanayuq Rumi is a large civic-ceremonial center located in the south-central highlands of Peru. Founded in the late Initial Period (1100-800 BC), Campanayuq Rumi became an important center within the Chavín Interaction Sphere in the Early Horizon (ca. 800-400 BC). In particular, Campanayuq Rumi is significant because of its geographical proximity to Quispisisa, the most important and widely circulated obsidian source during the Early Horizon. …
New AMS dates for Machu Picchu: Results and Implications
Machu Picchu, in Cuzco, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in South America. The precise dating of the monumental complex, however, relies largely on documentary sources. Samples of bone and teeth from individuals buried in caves at four cemeteries around Machu Picchu form the basis for a new programme of AMS radiocarbon-dating. The results show that the site was occupied fromc. AD 1420-1532, with activity beginning two decades earlie…
Maize and dietary change in early Peruvian civilization: Isotopic evidence from the Late Preceramic Period/Initial Period site of La Galgada, Peru
The Late Preceramic Period (3000–1700 BCE) and Initial Period (1700–800 BCE) in Peru was a time of emergent social complexity as illustrated by the construction of ceremonial architecture and permanent settlements. A long-standing debate centers on the nature of the subsistence economies that supported this incipient complexity. Though some scholars consider maize to have been an agricultural staple at this time, a growing body of archaeological …
El Niño and second-millennium BC monument building at Huaca Cortada (Moche Valley, Peru)
Excavaciones en Huaca Cortada, complejo de Caballo Muerto, valle de Moche: Un informe preliminar
En este artículo se presentan los resultados preliminares de la primera temporada de excavaciones en Huaca Cortada, complejo de Caballo Muerto, valle bajo de Moche. A pesar de que es uno de los edificios más grandes de dicho conjunto, hay poca información sobre su ocupación. El actual estudio, enfocado en varios aspectos de este tema, ofrece una comprensión más detallada de las fases de construcción y de su cronología. Se determinó que Huaca Cort…
A multi-isotope approach to reconstructing human residential mobility and diet during the Late Intermediate Period (1000–1450 CE) in highland Ancash, Peru
The Architecture and Chronology of Reparin, Eastern Ancash, Peru
This paper reports on archaeological investigations at the site of Reparin. The earliest known occupation at Reparin corresponds to the middle part of the first millennium BC (c. 750–400 BC). Associated with this occupation was architecture that connects the site to the late phases of Chavín de Huántar. This building was subsequently destroyed, probably in relation to cultural disruptions in the highlands associated with the dissolution of Chavín…
Campanayuq Rumi and Arpiri: Two civic-ceremonial centers on the southern periphery of the Chavín Interaction Sphere
Archaeological research over the last decade has established the significance of the Peruvian south-central highlands for understanding the Chavín Interaction Sphere. Investigations at various sites in the region show distinct traditions of civic-ceremonial architecture that are in many ways comparable to better understood developments in the north-central and northern Peruvian highlands. In this paper, the authors discuss two important late Init…
Excavaciones en Huaca Cortada, complejo de Caballo Muerto, valle de Moche: Un informe preliminar
En este artículo se presentan los resultados preliminares de la primera temporada de excavaciones en Huaca Cortada, complejo de Caballo Muerto, valle bajo de Moche. A pesar de que es uno de los edificios más grandes de dicho conjunto, hay poca información sobre su ocupación. El actual estudio, enfocado en varios aspectos de este tema, ofrece una comprensión más detallada de las fases de construcción y de su cronología. Se determinó que Huaca Cort…
La Ocupación Moche en La Margen Norte Del Valle Bajo De Moche, Costa Norte Del Perú
Esta contribución trata sobre los asentamientos involucrados en el proceso de expansión agrícola Moche en la margen norte del Valle de Moche entre los siglos V a VIII d.C. Aun cuando las características de la ocupación Moche en esta área no son completamente conocidas actualmente se dispone de valiosos datos sobre los sistemas de irrigación y comunicación, la arquitectura residencial y monumental, y la cultura material local. La presente contribu…
El Niño and second-millennium BC monument building at Huaca Cortada (Moche Valley, Peru)
Interregional Obsidian Exchange During the Late Initial Period and Early Horizon: New Perspectives From Campanayuq Rumi, Peru
Campanayuq Rumi is a large civic-ceremonial center located in the south-central highlands of Peru. Founded in the late Initial Period (1100-800 BC), Campanayuq Rumi became an important center within the Chavín Interaction Sphere in the Early Horizon (ca. 800-400 BC). In particular, Campanayuq Rumi is significant because of its geographical proximity to Quispisisa, the most important and widely circulated obsidian source during the Early Horizon. …
Was Obsidian Used for Camelid Shearing in Ancient Peru? An Experimental and Use-Wear Study
Obsidian flake tools are an important component of Early Horizon (ca. 800–400 B.C.) lithic assemblages in highland Peru. However, the functions of these tools have not been ascertained. In this paper, we present the results of an experimental project that tests the hypothesis that flake tools were used for shearing domesticated camelids (alpacas and llamas). A collection of 10 replicated flake tools were used to shear an alpaca over different amo…
Campanayuq Rumi and Arpiri: Two civic-ceremonial centers on the southern periphery of the Chavín Interaction Sphere
Archaeological research over the last decade has established the significance of the Peruvian south-central highlands for understanding the Chavín Interaction Sphere. Investigations at various sites in the region show distinct traditions of civic-ceremonial architecture that are in many ways comparable to better understood developments in the north-central and northern Peruvian highlands. In this paper, the authors discuss two important late Init…
Demystifying Collapse: Climate, environment, and social agency in pre-modern societies
Collapse is a term that has attracted much attention in social science literature in recent years, but there remain substantial areas of disagreement about how it should be understood in historical contexts. More specifically, the use of the term collapse often merely serves to dramatize long-past events, to push human actors into the background, and to mystify the past intellectually. At the same time, since human societies are complex systems, …
PXRF Sourcing of Obsidian from Pallaucha, Vilcashuaman: Insights into Exchange Patterns in South-Central Peru during the Early Horizon
Recent archaeological research demonstrates that the south-central highlands was a region of important sociocultural developments during the Early Horizon (ca. 800-200 BC). One reason for the prominence of this region was the local availability of obsidian, a widely exchanged lithic material. In this paper, we discuss the results of a portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) sourcing study of a sample of 26 obsidian artifacts from the site of Pallaucha…
Maize and dietary change in early Peruvian civilization: Isotopic evidence from the Late Preceramic Period/Initial Period site of La Galgada, Peru
The Late Preceramic Period (3000–1700 BCE) and Initial Period (1700–800 BCE) in Peru was a time of emergent social complexity as illustrated by the construction of ceremonial architecture and permanent settlements. A long-standing debate centers on the nature of the subsistence economies that supported this incipient complexity. Though some scholars consider maize to have been an agricultural staple at this time, a growing body of archaeological …
The Architecture and Chronology of Reparin, Eastern Ancash, Peru
This paper reports on archaeological investigations at the site of Reparin. The earliest known occupation at Reparin corresponds to the middle part of the first millennium BC (c. 750–400 BC). Associated with this occupation was architecture that connects the site to the late phases of Chavín de Huántar. This building was subsequently destroyed, probably in relation to cultural disruptions in the highlands associated with the dissolution of Chavín…
A multi-isotope approach to reconstructing human residential mobility and diet during the Late Intermediate Period (1000–1450 CE) in highland Ancash, Peru
New AMS dates for Machu Picchu: Results and Implications
Machu Picchu, in Cuzco, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in South America. The precise dating of the monumental complex, however, relies largely on documentary sources. Samples of bone and teeth from individuals buried in caves at four cemeteries around Machu Picchu form the basis for a new programme of AMS radiocarbon-dating. The results show that the site was occupied fromc. AD 1420-1532, with activity beginning two decades earlie…
Diet During the Late Initial Period (1100–800 BC) in the Chavín Heartland: New Data from Canchas Uckro (North-Central Peru)
During the late Initial Period (c. 1100-800 BC), the Conchucos region of highland Peru witnessed the formation of the ceremonial and “proto-urban” center of Chavín de Huántar (c. 1000-500/400 BC). An important question regarding Chavín de Huántar centers on the nature of its subsistence economy during the time when it was first founded. In this paper, we present new results from zooarchaeological, starch granule, and stable isotope (δ 13 C and δ …
Ceramic production and exchange in the Chavín heartland: An archaeometric study from Canchas Uckro (1100 − 800 BCE), Ancash, Peru
Canchas Uckro is one of several settlements surrounding the ceremonial and urban center of Chavín de Huántar (c. 1100 − 400 BCE). In this paper, we explore the relationship between these two sites through an archaeometric study of pottery production at Canchas Uckro (c. 1100 − 800 BCE). Specifically, we combine thin-section petrography and portable X-ray fluorescence to characterize technological style based on a sample of 56 sherds. Our analyses…
Continuity and change in pottery production practices in Conchucos: New data from Reparin (750 BCE − 200 CE), Ancash, Peru
Reparin is a multi-component site that was occupied during Chavín times (750–400 BCE), destroyed and reoccupied by the Huarás culture (400–200 BCE), and subsequently transformed into a Recuay settlement (50/80–200 CE). Located 30 km north of Chavín de Huántar, Reparin provides insights on these pivotal cultural transformations from the perspective of the Chavín heartland in Conchucos. Archaeological data from Conchucos shows major changes in pott…
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