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Radiocarbon Dating of the Temple of the Monkey—The Next Step Towards a Comprehensive Absolute Chronology of Pachacamac, Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Adam Michczyński ,
Peter Eeckhout ,
Anna Pazdur  and
Jacek Pawlyta
Adam Michczyński*
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Radiocarbon Laboratory, GADAM Centre of Excellence, Boleslawa Krzywoustego 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Peter Eeckhout
Affiliation:
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Département Histoire, Art et Archéologie (CP175), Av. F. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Anna Pazdur
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Radiocarbon Laboratory, GADAM Centre of Excellence, Boleslawa Krzywoustego 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Jacek Pawlyta
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics, Radiocarbon Laboratory, GADAM Centre of Excellence, Boleslawa Krzywoustego 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
*
Corresponding author. Email: Adam.Michczynski@polsl.pl
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The ongoing Ychsma Project aims to shed light on the chronology and function of the late Prehispanic period at the well-known archaeological site of Pachacamac, Peru, through extensive archaeological research. The Temple of the Monkey is a special building that has been cleared, mapped, and excavated within the general framework of the study of “pyramids with ramps,” the most common form of monumental architecture at the site. Through the application of radiocarbon measurements, it can be shown that the temple has been used for around 150 yr and therefore is quite different from other pyramids with ramps previously studied (see Michczyński et al. 2003). Details of the temple, 14C sample selection, and methodology, as well as results, are discussed in this paper. The research has allowed us to make significant advances in the current understanding of pyramids with ramps and the function of the site of Pachacamac as a whole.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , 2007 , pp. 565 - 578
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Copyright © 2007 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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