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Huaricanga

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Huaricanga is a Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) in the Fortaleza Valley of Peru. Excavations are currently underway there as part of the Huaricanga Archaeological Research Project (HARP) co-directed by Matthew Piscitelli and Carmela Alarcon. More information can be found on HARP's website: www.diggingperu.wordpress.com Will open in a new tab or window

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July 18, 2012
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  1. This GigaPan depicts a profile of the 2012 HARP excavations. Not only does it show the profile carved out by a modern irrigation canal (below) but it also provides a cross-sectional view of the various construction phases of the 5,000 year old temples found at the Late Archaic site of Huaricanga, Peru. To follow curren...

  2. The Castillo de Huaricanga is an Initial Period (1,800-900 B.C.) citadel that overlooks the Fortaleza River. The Castillo is made up of a series of structures that together form a platform mound similar to the Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) architecture at the site. During the Initial Period and the subsequent Early H...

  3. This is the back of the Main Mound at Huaricanga, a Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) site in the Fortaleza Valley, Peru. This platform mound construction is the largest in the Norte Chico. This side of the monument would've greated people who entered the valley from the coast. There are several impressive mounded areas ...

  4. This is the front of the Main Mound at Huaricanga, a Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) site in the Fortaleza Valley, Peru. This platform mound construction is the largest in the Norte Chico. In front of the monument would've been a sunken circular court. The iconic huancas or large standing stones of Huaricanga are promi...