Excavations on Huaca Grande: an Initial View of the Elite of Pampa Grande, Peru

Author: Haas, Jonathan

Source: Journal of Field Archaeology, Volume 12, Number 4, 1985 , pp. 391-409(19)

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Abstract:

The massive platform mound, Huaca Grande, is centrally located in the site of Pampa Grande, a major state capital on the North Coast of Peru in the 7th century A.C. Survey on and around Huaca Grande revealed that the heavily eroded structure is composed of a complex series of terraces, platforms, walls, and room complexes and appears to have been constructed in two distinct building phases. Excavations on the structure focused on two large rooms and an associated platform on the First Terrace, and on a large complex of nine or 10 rooms at the back of the Main Body. Large quantities of llama bones and worked sherd discs, and reptile figures in a mural point to a ceremonial focus for the features on the First Terrace. In the room complex on the Main Body, each of the rooms contained significantly different artifact assemblages, and in combination appear to represent the palatial residence of a high-status person or family.

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/009346985791169823

Publication date: 1985-01-01

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