Ceremonial Center in the Formation of Andean Civilization

在秘鲁北部卡哈马卡地区的昆图尔瓦西和麦希尔两个遗址进行了考古发掘。在昆图尔瓦西，继续早期的工作，发掘发现：(1)伊多罗阶段(公元前1200-800年)最早的寺庙，经历了三次更新；(2)昆图尔瓦西阶段(公元前800-500年)的平台，可能是祭司的坟墓，与几个黄金物品，如皇冠，耳朵饰品，和其他物品；(3)科帕时期(公元前500-2500年)的平台建筑群，具有浮雕装饰，北面有楼梯，以及一组可供储存的小房间。在昆图尔瓦斯附近的人工土丘小遗址麦池，挖掘了两条壕沟，以澄清遗址的地层。据透露，形成时期的遗迹已经被后来的卡哈马卡文化活动所抛弃，尽管可以确定最早的占领大约在公元前1500年左右。总而言之，这项研究加深了我们对安第斯文明开始时期寺庙与社会之间的关系以及牧师在这一过程中的作用的认识。

Archaeological excavatios were carried out at two sites, Kuntur Wasi and Maichil, in the Cajamarca region, northern Peru. At Kuntur Wasi, continuing the earlier works, the excavation uncovered : (1) the earliest temple of the Idolo phase (1200-800BC) which experienced the renewal three times ; (2) a platform of the Kuntur Wasi phase (800-500BC) with a tomb possibly of a priestassociated with several gold objects like a crown, ear ornaments, and other objects ; (3) a platform complex of the Copa phase (500-250BC) with relief decoration, stairways on the north face, and a group of small rooms posssibly for storage.At Maichil, a small site of artificial mound near Kuntur Wasi, two trenches were excavated to clarify the stratigraphy of the site. It was revealed that the remains of the Formative period had been thrown away by later activities of Cajamarca culture, although it is certain that the earliest occupation was aroud 1500BC.In sum, the research is deepening our knowledge of the relationship between temples and society during the beginning of Andean civilization and the role of the priests during that process.