Cajamarca, Peru: Three Archaeological Sites – Identified

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists identified three archaeological sites in Llagaden community, Magdalena, Cajamarca, Peru. They also found archaeological evidence in the form of pottery remains, which date back to 2,000 years ago.

The pottery could be linked to ancient Pre-Incan Cajamarca Culture funerary patterns, according to source.

Archaeologist Francisco Esquerre explained the inspection process is based on establishing coordinates of the sites to later conduct an in-depth analysis.

"Remains are comprised of masonry, ceramic shards, and a series of funerary coats. According to the ceramic found, items date back to nearly 2,000 years ago," the expert indicated. Some kaolin-made shards probably belong to the Initial or Medium Cajamarca culture period, he added.

Located in the northern mountains of Peru, Cajamarca was settled by pre-Inca cultures as early as 5000 B.C.

In the fifteenth century A.D, the region became a strategic Incan administrative center for the Tahuantinsuyo Empire under the rule of Tupac Yupanqui (r. 1471-93).

It reached a high development in the textile art; their ceramic highlights because of its fineness, the characteristic shapes are plates tripods or with pedestal base, recipients with the shape of a lentil, glasses, and tablespoons; the pieces were elaborated with clay and kaolin and they have very thin walls, worked by hand, without molds and cooked in an open oven.

They decorated their pots in its exterior and interior, with fine lines in ocher, red, or black on a beige base.

On November 16, 1532, Cajamarca was the site of the first encounter between Spanish
conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Atahualpa. Shortly thereafter, Pizarro and his
forces conquered the Inca empire.

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