Distribución arquitectónica y organización socioeconómica inca con relación a la cerámica desde la estadística inferencial en Choquerrecuay, Callejón de Huaylas
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2023
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
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Aunque varios historiadores han reconocido la importancia de Pueblo Viejo, también llamado Choquerrecuay, en la historia del Callejón de Huaylas como un asentamiento principal de señorío confederado, cabecera de provincia incaica, sede de encomienda y capital de distrito, hasta el momento no se ha llevado a cabo un estudio arqueológico y arquitectónico que identifique las características de la ocupación incaica del sitio. En este contexto, se llevó a cabo un estudio que abordó la ocupación incaica desde una perspectiva arqueológica y arquitectónica, empleando análisis estadístico inferencial tanto en la arquitectura como en la cerámica. Los hallazgos revelaron siete grupos arquitectónicos con funciones específicas, que van desde espacios ceremoniales privados hasta áreas de control, así como un eje de integración arquitectónica que reflejaba la interacción social. La distribución de la cerámica en el sitio se relacionó con diferencias funcionales en lugar de jerarquías, y técnicas de análisis cuantitativo permitieron identificar la dinámica social. Estos resultados destacan la utilidad de aplicar herramientas estadísticas en la investigación arqueológica, lo que arroja una nueva luz sobre la organización socioeconómica incaica y su expresión de poder simbólico en Choquerrecuay, evidenciando prácticas de hospitalidad calculada como medio de perpetuación del poder de las élites incaicas.
ABSTRACT While several historians have acknowledged the significance of Pueblo Viejo, also known as Choquerrecuay, in the history of the Callejón de Huaylas as a primary settlement of the confederate lordship, the provincial center of the Inca empire, the site of encomienda, and the district capital, there has, thus far, been no archaeological and architectural study conducted to identify the characteristics of Inca occupation at the site. In this context, a study was carried out to address Inca occupation from an archaeological and architectural perspective, employing inferential statistical analyses in both architecture and ceramics. The findings unveiled seven distinct architectural groups with specific functions, ranging from private ceremonial spaces to areas of control, as well as an axis of architectural integration that reflected social interaction. The distribution of ceramics at the site was linked to functional differences rather than hierarchies, and quantitative analysis techniques allowed for the identification of social dynamics. These results underscore the utility of employing statistical tools in archaeological research, shedding new light on Inca socio-economic organization and its expression of symbolic power in Choquerrecuay, revealing calculated hospitality practices as a means of perpetuating the power of Inca elites.
ABSTRACT While several historians have acknowledged the significance of Pueblo Viejo, also known as Choquerrecuay, in the history of the Callejón de Huaylas as a primary settlement of the confederate lordship, the provincial center of the Inca empire, the site of encomienda, and the district capital, there has, thus far, been no archaeological and architectural study conducted to identify the characteristics of Inca occupation at the site. In this context, a study was carried out to address Inca occupation from an archaeological and architectural perspective, employing inferential statistical analyses in both architecture and ceramics. The findings unveiled seven distinct architectural groups with specific functions, ranging from private ceremonial spaces to areas of control, as well as an axis of architectural integration that reflected social interaction. The distribution of ceramics at the site was linked to functional differences rather than hierarchies, and quantitative analysis techniques allowed for the identification of social dynamics. These results underscore the utility of employing statistical tools in archaeological research, shedding new light on Inca socio-economic organization and its expression of symbolic power in Choquerrecuay, revealing calculated hospitality practices as a means of perpetuating the power of Inca elites.
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Arqueología peruana, Período Inca, Arqueología de la arquitectura