Quillagua

EL PERIODO FORMATIVO DESDE QUILLAGUA, LOA INFERIOR (NORTE DE CHILE)

by Carolina Aguero

Carolina Aguero, Patricia Ayala, Mauricio Uribe, Carlos Carrasco & Barbara Cases.

2006. In Esferas de interacción prehistóricas y fronteras nacionales modernas: Los Andes Sur Centrales, Heather Lechtman (Ed.), pp. 73-125. Instituto de Estudios Peruanos & Institute of Andean Research, Lima, Perú.

Research developed in Quillagua showed that the locality was occupied during the Formative Period by human groups... more Research developed in Quillagua showed that the locality was occupied during the Formative Period by human groups assignable to different cultural regions, suggesting that its behavior as a "border area" (detected since 900 AD) would have previous antecedents. Lack of systematic research prevented to explain this situation in sequential or contemporaneity terms; this was overcome through the study of Formative materialities of Northern Chile, their nuclei and distribution, and different kinds of sites of the locality. These procedures distinguished two occupations in different moments of the Formative in Quillagua: the earlier (700–135 BC), connected with the Loa basin and Tarapacá region, and the later (500-700 AD) focusing its interaction towards Tarapacá, where a group settled at the Tarapacá ravine, developed long distance traffic, connecting distant spaces, mainly between Azapa and the Loa river. In this occasion we present the results of this work that determined the existence of a local and culturally homogeneous population and our appreciations on how Quillagua integrates in the regional Formative context.

PROYECTOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUILLAGUA: DIFUSIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO ARQUEOLÓGICO Y PROTECCIÓN DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL

by Carolina Aguero

Carlos Carrasco, Carolina Aguero, Mauricio Uribe, Patricia Ayala & Barbara Cases.

2003. In Chungara, Revista de Antropología Chilena 35 (2): 321-326. Arica, Chile.

A synthesis of the experience of two research projects funded by FONDECYT (1950071 and 1990168) is presented. While... more A synthesis of the experience of two research projects funded by FONDECYT (1950071 and 1990168) is presented. While conducting these projects, the researchers where interested in presenting to the community of Quillagua what archaeological research is all about beyond the scientific audience. This experience continues a line of work –which has been conducted for several years in the Upper Loa region– emphasises to maintain a fluid relationship between archaeologists and local communities. This relationship has led the communities to report cases of looting and destruction of archaeological sites, thus allowing to protect more effectively the cultural heritage of the region.

UNA VERSIÓN SOBRE EL ENCUENTRO DE ATACAMA Y TARAPACÁ A TRAVÉS DE LOS TEXTILES DE LOS CEMENTERIOS DE QUILLAGUA

by Carolina Aguero

Carolina Aguero

1997. Boletín de la Sociedad Chilena de Arqueología 23: 20-22. Santiago, Chile.