The Moquegua Archaeological Survey

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In 2003, I began a third project phase titled titled "El Niño floods and Culture Change: Migration and Climate Catastrophe on the Pacific Rim". In the 2003 and 2004 seasons, the MAS team conducted test excavations and systematic surface collections at eight archaeological sites, covering the Formative, Middle Horizon (Wari and Tiwanaku), Late Intermediate and Inca periods in the middle Moquegua valley. Simultaneously, we conducted a geomorphological survey of the valley's flood history and floodplain soil processes. Ongoing further survey, analysis and dating will illuminate the interaction of culture processes and agrarian practices with major flood events and other environmental changes.

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