Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1016/j.yqres.2010.03.002 |
GPR identification of an early monument at Los Morteros in the Peruvian coastal desert | |
Sandweiss, Daniel H.1,2; Kelley, Alice R.1,2,3; Belknap, Daniel F.1,3; Kelley, Joseph T.1,3; Rademaker, Kurt1; Reid, David A.2 | |
通讯作者 | Sandweiss, Daniel H. |
来源期刊 | QUATERNARY RESEARCH
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ISSN | 0033-5894 |
出版年 | 2010 |
卷号 | 73期号:3页码:439-448 |
英文摘要 | Los Morteros (8 degrees 39’54 ’’ S, 78 degrees 42’00 ’’ W) is located in coastal, northern Peru, one of the six original centers of world civilization. The site consists of a large, sand-covered, isolated prominence situated on a Mid-Holocene shoreline, similar to 5 km from the present coast. Preceramic archaeological deposits (4040 +/- 75 to 4656 +/- 60 (14)C yr BP or similar to 3600-5500 cal yr BP) cap this feature, which has been identified by prior researchers as a sand-draped, bedrock-cored landform or a relict dune deposit. Because neither explanation is geomorphologically probable, we used ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and high-resolution mapping to assess the mound’s interior structure. Our results indicate an anthropogenic origin for Los Morteros, potentially placing it among the earliest monumental structures in prehistoric South America. The extremely arid setting raises new questions about the purpose and the logistics of early mound construction in this region. This work demonstrates the value of an integrated Quaternary sciences approach to assess long-term landscape change and to understand the interaction between humans and the environment. (C) 2010 University of Washington. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Peru Mound GPR Preceramic Climate Change Mid-Holocene Geoarchaeology Los Morteros |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000277557200003 |
WOS关键词 | AGE CALIBRATION ; C-14 AGE ; WATER ; SITE ; BP |
WOS类目 | Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Physical Geography ; Geology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/166168 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Maine, Climate Change Inst, Orono, ME 04469 USA; 2.Univ Maine, Dept Anthropol, Orono, ME 04469 USA; 3.Univ Maine, Dept Earth Sci, Orono, ME 04469 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sandweiss, Daniel H.,Kelley, Alice R.,Belknap, Daniel F.,et al. GPR identification of an early monument at Los Morteros in the Peruvian coastal desert[J],2010,73(3):439-448. |
APA | Sandweiss, Daniel H.,Kelley, Alice R.,Belknap, Daniel F.,Kelley, Joseph T.,Rademaker, Kurt,&Reid, David A..(2010).GPR identification of an early monument at Los Morteros in the Peruvian coastal desert.QUATERNARY RESEARCH,73(3),439-448. |
MLA | Sandweiss, Daniel H.,et al."GPR identification of an early monument at Los Morteros in the Peruvian coastal desert".QUATERNARY RESEARCH 73.3(2010):439-448. |
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