Program Description

Field Research in Archaeology will be held in the framework of the San José de Moro Archaeological Project (SJMAP), a program of excavations at the site of San José de Moro, a ceremonial and funerary complex located in the north coast of Peru.

This site is one of the only Moche cemetery currently under research, which has yield some of the most complex elite burial and ritual settings pertaining to a continuous, 1000 years occupation. Work in the site started in 1991, and is continued to date extending its activities to the northern Jequetepeque valley.

Excavations at SJM are conducted in July, during four weeks. In addition to doing field archeology, the students will have the chance to visit some of the remarkable archeological sites of the region (Sipán, Túcume, Huaca de la Luna, Huaca el Brujo, Pacatnamú, Chan Chan).

Field School students will assume responsibilities in the scientific work required by the archaeological excavations. Each excavation unit at SJMAP has a qualified professional who is in charge of directing and instructing students of that unit. Furthermore, participating students are also encouraged to make significant decisions which will lead to a better understanding of the archaeological events that take place at the research site.

The SJMAP is led by Professor Luis Jaime Castillo (Ph.D.C. UCLA), and a team of young archaeologists from Peru, US and Spain. The Project has to date produced numerous publications and is recognized as one of the most outstanding research done inSouth America.

Professor

Luis Jaime Castillo Butters (Ph.D.C. UCLA)

Luis Jaime Castillo is professor of Archaeology at PUCP. He is the co-editor of Latin American Antiquity and has written numerous articles and books on Moche andNorthCoastarchaeology. He has been a visiting professor in numerous universities in Europe andNorth America. Since 1991 he has been director of the San José de Moro Archaeological Project, one of the largest and most active research projects in Peru, combining scientific research, teaching, and community development.

Teaching assistants

Solsiré Cusicanqui Marsano (BA in Archaeology)

Solsiré Cuscanqui is an archaeologist of the PUCP. She is in charge of the excavations work in the sites of San Ildefonso and Cerro Chepén. Her researches are focused in the architecture patterns and the functions in both sites. She coordinates the logistics tasks during the field season.

Luis Armando Muro Ynoñán (BA in Archaeology)

Luis Armando Muro is an archaeologist of the PUCP. He leads the excavations´ work in San José de Moro. His researches have been focused in the social encounters, the ceremonial and ritual practices in the Late Moche Period, this topic has been developed from his excavations in the western sector of San José de Moro. He is the resident archaeologist of the PUCP and teacher assistant in the Archaeology Faculty.

Location

San José de Moro, Chepén, La Libertad (Northern coast of Peru)

Professor

Luis Jaime Castillo Butters (Ph.D.C. UCLA)

Teaching assistants

Solsiré Cusicanqui Marsano (Ba. PUCP)

Luis Armando Muro Ynoñán (Lic. PUCP)

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