Andean Archaeology Working Group

Upcoming Events

17 November Elizabeth Klarich (UCSB), Thinking Big: A Discussion of Pukara Site Organization and Plans for Future Research
Archaeology Center Seminar Room, 12 noon
2 February Sam Connell (Foothill College), The Archaeology of Inka Imperialism and Ecuadorian Insurgency at Pambamarca
Archaeology Center Seminar Room, 11 am
9-10 April Dan Sandweiss (University of Maine), The Archaeology of El Niño in Ancient Peru (9 April, 4:15 pm, Archaeology Center Seminar Room), and Explorations with Thor Heyerdahl: Peruvian Pyramids and a Cuban Connection (10 April, 12 noon, Archaeology Center Seminar Room)
Kurt Rademaker (University of Maine),  Geoarchaeological Investigations of Early Preceramic Highland Occupations in Southern Peru
30 April - 1 May John Verano (Tulane University), Contextualizing Human Sacrifice in Prehispanic Peru (30 April, 4:15 pm, Anthropological Sciences, 360-361A), and Ritual Sacrifice or Reprisal Killing?  The Case of Punta Lobos, a Late Intermediate Period Mass Burial from the Huarmey Valley, Northern Peru (1 May, 2 pm, Archaeology Center Seminar Room)
7-8 May Izumi Shimada (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), Assessing Mortuary Archaeology in the Andes (7 May, 4:15 pm, Archaeology Center Seminar Room), and An Exploration into the Nature and Relationship between the Andean Religious Center and City (8 May, 12 noon, Archaeology Center Seminar Room)
14-15 May Luis Lumbreras, Examinando el núcleo del Imperio: La ciudad de Wari en el Horizonte Medio (600-900 AD) (14 May, 4:15 pm, Archaeology Center Seminar Room), and La Ocupación Formativa de la Costa Sur del Perú: Un estudio del valle de Chincha (1800-400 BC) (15 May, 12 noon, Archaeology Center Seminar Room)
21 May Dennis Ogburn (UC Berkeley), The Use of Native Labor in the Inca Empire (21 May, 4:15, Archaeology Center Seminar Room)
4 June Bruce Owen (Sonoma State University), Doing It On The Fly: A Kite Aerial Photography Practicum for Archaeologists (29 May, 11:30 AM, Anthropological Sciences 360-361J/K)