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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.

Monday, August 15, 2011

New Ethnographic Gallery is Open!

The Pukara Archaeological Project received funding from the Wenner-Gren Anthropological Association in 2007 for a collaborative museum development project at the Museo Lítico Pukara in the town of Pucará. The multi-year project, which was completed in early 2011 with the support of the Ministerio de Cultura-Puno, involved interviewing potters, weavers, and other community members about the crafts they produce and what these crafts reflect about economic, social, and even political relationships within Pucará. The interviews were conducted by project members and undergraduate cultural anthropology students from the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano-Puno with the support of a number of local colleagues. Additional information and photos will be posted to www.pukara.org, but here are a few photos. Thank you BrieAnna Langlie for these new photos.

The new ethnographic gallery, photo taken from the doorway.
Pottery & weavings produced by Pucará craftspeople.
Photos of pottery production & a weaving with iconography from ancient Pukara pottery.
Title of exhibition & map of annual ferias (regional markets) visited by Pucará potters to sell their wares.


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