Settlement dynamics, subsistence economies and climate change during the late Holocene at Nunura Bay (Sechura Desert, Peru): A multiproxy approach

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Villa ValentinaORCID,Bermeo Nicolas,Zazzo Antoine,Lefèvre ChristineORCID,Béarez PhilippeORCID,Correa DenisORCID,Dufour EliseORCID,Manin Aurélie,Dausse Lucie,Gutiérrez Belkys,Vásquez Segundo,Christol Aurélien,Bahain Jean-Jacques,Goepfert NicolasORCID

Abstract

Long considered on the margins, far from the major cultural traditions, the Sechura Desert is situated at the crossroads between the cultures of southern Ecuador and those of the northern Peruvian coast and preserves a large number of varied archaeological sites. Despite this evidence, little is known about the societies that inhabited this region during the Holocene. Exposed to natural hazards, including El Niño events, and to major climatic changes, they were able to adapt and exploit the scarce resources that this extreme environment offered them. Because of this rich history, we have been conducting archaeological research in this region since 2012 in order to clarify the dynamics of human occupation and their links with climate oscillations and environmental changes. This paper present the results of a multidisciplinary study of Huaca Grande, a mound located on Nunura Bay, 300 m from the Pacific Ocean. The nature of the human occupations at Huaca Grande was varied, and several adjustments occurred over time. The subsistence economy was based mainly on local marine resources and a continual use of terrestrial vegetal resources. However, a major change occurred in the more recent occupations, with the apparition of non-local resources (maize and cotton) indicating that Huaca Grande was connected to trade networks. The results show two main phases of occupation separated by a long abandonment (mid-5th century CE to mid-7thcentury CE and mid-13th century to mid-15th century CE). The occupation of the site appears to have been influenced by changes in the local climate and by extreme El Niño events. Our results highlight the great adaptability of these human groups over the span of a millennium and their capacity to react to the climatic changes and hazards that characterise this region.

Funder

Domaine d’Intérêt Majeur Matériaux Anciens et Patrimoniaux

LabEx DynamiTe

Fondation Fyssen

CNRS

Ministère des affaires etrangères

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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