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 Quebrada
Gramadal
Alejandro Chu was working in uncharted archeological
territory around Huarmey, an isolated coastal town about four hours
north of Lima. One of the main purposes of the project was to establish
a cultural chronology for the region from as early as the Late Preceramic
until the Late Intermediate Period. In the process, he hoped to learn
about the lives and subsistence patterns of coastal fishermen, especially
relating to how they deal with El Niņos. Alejandro was kind enough to
allow myself and three other Ithaca College students work with him while
learning and practicing archeological techniques. During my three weeks
in Huarmey, we opened up two sites at Quebrada Gramadal. The first site
was a collection of overlapping Late Intermediate homes, and the second
was a preceramic architectural terrace.
Click on this picture to see a large version of a 360
degree view from the cliff above our first site: 
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