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The archaeological site of Pukara is located in the modern town of Pucará, about 80kms NW of Lake Titicaca, on the road from Puno to Cuzco. The site was the center of an influential culture dated to approximately 2000 years ago.

Our archaeological project at Pukara began in the late 1990´s and has included geophysical survey, excavations, mapping, and a site survey, plus two field school projects. Most recently, in 2010 we had a very productive excavation project and worked on developing an ethnographic gallery at the nearby Museo Lítico Pukara, which was completed in early 2011. Blog posts include project photos and relevant links. Visit www.pukara.org for more information on the archaeological project & visiting the town of Pucará.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Last week! Wrapping up...

We finished the last week of excavating, a few final interviews, and off we go! Some photos...

In case you were worrying about fertility in Pucará...

Excavation Area (Zona 1) with 5 units wrapping up
Another class visit from the UNA-Puno. David talking to Prof Edmundo de la Vega's class about Unit 5.
Speaking of Unit 5, we didn't expect to find clay blocks in our lower levels... crazy architecture!

Pukara architecture is supposed to look like this... 


With help from a landowner we were also able to locate the site of the 1955/1964 excavations. Nice polychrome sherd sticking out of an adobe wall over the midden area. Not bad!
Thank you to all the UCLA field school students, UNA students, area supervisors, and community members who worked with us this season. Keep checking for updates!
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