Program Description

Students will learn how to recover and preserve archaeological material, participating in all the stages of the investigation, from the excavation to the final storage in a museum.

The first stage will be conducted in Pueblo Viejo-Pucara, an Inca site from the Lurin Valley situated in the lower mountains of Lima, which constitutes one of the main work areas of the Archaeological Program-Fieldschool “Pachacamac Valley”, a program directed by Dr. Krzysztof Makowski that has been training all young archaeologists from PUCP for the past 20 years. Here, the students will learn excavation techniques and recover materials from an area that includes temples, palaces and four residential neighborhoods.

The second stage will be conducted in the Archaeological Research Center of Ancon Museum, situated in the traditional bay of Ancon, where the students will learn to analyze, register, catalogue and store materials from the archaeological area of Ancon, a fishermen settlement that has been occupied through all the stages from the Archaic Period to the Inca Empire. The Archaeological Research Center of Ancon Museum has developed the first complete digital catalogue with specialized information in the country, catalogue that is currently being used for research by scholars from around the world.

COORDINATOR

Lucia Watson

Lucia Watson is the Director of the Archaeological Research Center of Ancon Museum, where she has implemented the second on line catalogue in the country, programs to reach out to the community, new exhibitions and a new laboratory. She has finished the courses for a Master in Andean Studies at the PUCP and participated in archaeological research programs in cemeteries from Sudan, Nicaragua and Peru, including programs on ancient DNA. She also has forensic experience in Human Rights cases.

Adjunct professors

Lissete Acuña

Lisette Acuña is an Archaeologist from the PUCP and a member of the Archaeological Research Center of Ancon Museum, in charge of the digital catalogue of organic material. She has participated in children and youth educational programs both in Ancon Museum and Larco Museum, and is finishing a training program in Cultural Management by the Art Museum of Lima. She has also participated in different archaeological projects along the Peruvian coast and in the analysis of pottery of said projects.

 Grace Alexandrino

Grace Alexandrino is a Teacher Assistant for Archaeological Survey and Excavation at PUCP, with 5 years of experience in education. She is also the Archaeologist in charge of the digital catalogue of the Archaeological Program Field School Pachacamac Valley and has participated in children educational programs both in Ancon Museum and PUCP, as well as international field schools in Peru and Bolivia.

Location

Lima, Ancón and Lurin.

Coordinator

Lucia Watson

Adjunct professors

Lissete Acuña

Grace Alexandrino

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