Wari is thought by many to be the first Andean Empire (ca. 600–1000 AD); however, the
means of expansion, the areas controlled, the strength of the polity, and the nature of Wari …

The results obtained from the multi‐analytic compositional characterization of ceramic
pastes and paints of the Santa María style, from the El Bolsón valley (Belén Department …

Cerro Baúl, a site perched on a mountain in the Moquegua Valley (Peru), was once the
southernmost outpost of the Wari Empire (600-1000 CE). Over the last three decades, the …

This article explores temporality at the village of Jecosh (Ancash, Peru) using a place and
social memory framework. Through excavations and materials analysis of domestic and …

Ancient empires developed diverse strategies of political and cultural domination in their
conquered territories. One such strategy involved introducing imperially branded goods that …

Wari is sometimes described as the first empire of the Andes, conquering and controlling a
broad region during the Middle Horizon (600–1000 CE). This article synthesizes …

A core region is the first place for expected shifts in archaeological materials before, during,
and after political changes like state emergence and imperial consolidation. Yet, studies of …

The characteristics of what is usually considered as urbanism from the perspective of
comparative archaeology, adopts, in the pre-Hispanic Central Andes, very different …

The expansive Wari state of the Middle Horizon (600–1000 CE) was the first political
structure to unify the south-central and north-central Andes. Simultaneously, Wari's political …

ABSTRACT C hicha (a fermented beverage) was an essential element of the political
economy for some prehistoric Andean societies. In this article we outline the archaeological …