Inventario del patrimonio cultural arqueológico del Sitio SH-04, localidad de Huavalag, cantón Guano

Abstract

This research focused on the inventory of the cultural heritage of the Huavalac plateau, in the micro-basin of Guano River. Where archaeological contexts were evidenced, belonging to the ceremonial and domestic part. The objectives of the following research were: 1) To prepare the orthophotographic survey using sUAV (Small Unmanaged Aircraft Vehicle) of the Huavalac locality, 2) to recover archaeological contexts associated with the Huavalac locality, 3) to analyze the cultural material recorded in the archaeological contexts of the Huavalac locality and finally, 4) to archaeologically characterize the Huavalac locality. The methodologies used for the research were: review of bibliographic sources to contextualize the archaeological background related to the Puruhá culture and the Integration Period "800 AD and 1530 AD" 2) analysis with aerial surveys using Suav (Small Unmaned Aircraft Vehicle) to record anomalies, design of cartographic products of the study area, 3) surface surveys using test shovel openings and 4) analysis of the cultural material carried out in the archaeology laboratory of the Faculty of Natural Resources. The results obtained in this research were the identification of archaeological sites on the Huavalac plateau associated with ceramic cultural materials of the Puruhá culture. First, orthophotography and a 3D digital model of the entire Huavalac plateau were made, as a second result, the cultural material was analyzed by recovering ceramic objects from the Puruhá culture, third result, the characterization of the site was carried out using the inventory sheet of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage (INPC).