The upper basin of the Fortaleza river is a territory of abundant archaeological sites, many of which correspond to sites with cave paintings, mostly associated with chullpas funerary structures. This evidences the existence of a wide and long cultural rock tradition, where natural elements are represented in articulation with the man and his domestic activities.

This article presents the characteristics of prehistoric settlements on both banks of the river Mollebamba located in four rural communities that make up the district Juan Espinosa Medrano in the province of Antabamba. The settlements, belonging to different cultural periods, from preceramic sites to Tawantinsuyu, with a greater presence of Late Intermediate settlements. The information presented in this work is of great importance because they are the first archaeological history of this province so little investigated.

Archaeological investigations with excavations carried out in the Cerro Colorado funerary area have made it possible to identify as part of the funerary contexts, abundant botanical remains placed inside ceramic deposits, which have been placed as part of the mortuary offerings at the same time of the ritual. funeral or time after. The identification of the botanical species reveals that edible parts of plants such as corn, were very recurrent, placed as part of the food of the dead.

This study presents the report of the chemical and archeometric investigations carried out in a set of samples recovered from the mummies of Cerro Colorado, a funerary area located at the southern end of the Huaura valley. North-central coast of Peru. The results show us that it was during the late Intermediate Period (Chancay culture) when burials intensified in this important funeral area, the largest on the Peruvian coast. Apparently, the use of resources for the elaboration of more elaborate textiles would be related to a period of optimun climaticum, in which living standards were considerably improved, especially in coastal societies.

During the excavations conducted on the Cerro Colorado site (Peruvian Central Coast), Pieter van Dalen discovered that some 40% of 1500 burials contained human remains wrapped in funerary bundles (fardos). The study of the associated material, along with radiocarbon dating, revealed that the cemetery was used by the society known today as the Chancay culture (ca. 1000 to 1572 AD). In this article we present the stratigraphy of one of the excavated funerary bundles. Its layout informs about the complexity of the funerary ritual during which it was made, as well as the general Chancay mortuary pattern.

During the excavations conducted on the Cerro Colorado site (Peruvian Central Coast), Pieter van Dalen discovered that some 40% of 1500 burials contained human remains wrapped in funerary bundles (fardos). The study of the associated material, along with radiocarbon dating, revealed that the cemetery was used by the society known today as the Chancay culture (ca. 1000 to 1572 AD). In this article we present the stratigraphy of one of the excavated funerary bundles. Its layout informs about the complexity of the funerary ritual during which it was made, as well as the general Chancay mortuary pattern.