Ritual and architecture in a context of emergent complexity: A perspective from Cerro Lampay, a Late … (original) (raw)

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; students from Catholic and San Marcos Universities. Laboratory analyses were conducted in the facilities of the Archaeology Seminar of the Instituto Riva Agüero. These facilities were kindly offered by Dr. Mercedes Cárdenas, my former professor at the Catholic University. During laboratory work, I was assisted by Natalí López, Roxana Lazo, and Gerbert Ascencios. In addition, the analyses and identification of archaeological remains were possible thanks to the professional collaboration of several scholars. Carmela Alarcón analyzed the botanic remains, while Luis Miranda did the same with fish bones, Maricarmen Vega with human bones, and Patricia Landa with textile remains. Radiocarbon samples were run at the AMS Laboratory of the University of Arizona. Samples were received and processed thanks to the support of Dr. A. J. Timothy Jull. I am also grateful for the support and collaboration of Mitzi de Martino, of the AMS Laboratory staff. I cannot finish without acknowledging the importance of Sandra, my wife, during this adventure. Sandra accompanied, supported, encouraged, and provided important insights to my work, all at the same time with a huge amount of patience to deal with my stress, bad moods and tiredness. It is because of her and all the mentioned people, that the work is finally done. TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued 7.1 Construction practices………………………………………………………….. 7.1.1 Walls construction………………………………………………………… 7.1.2 Platform filling……………………………………………………………. 7.1.3 Activities between construction events…………………………………… 254 7.1.4 Cultural patterns and chronological implications…………………………. 7.