Name of Seminar: Peruvian Archaeology
Professor: Archaeologist Ruben Orellana

Course description:
Peru is one of the richest archaeological countries in the world. Our territory has allowed human adaptation to the most diverse climates and ecological zones, and gave place to the birth of many cultures with diverse technologies.

The chronology of Peruvian archaeology, general vision of the cultures of Peru in relation to the rest of America. Location of the first settlements of the pre-ceramic period in northern and southern Peru, simple techniques for recognizing lithic instruments and for reconstructing the means of subsistence and social organization. First sedentary societies, their importance in the formation of Ayllus, development of farming and herding societies, other secondary activities. Chronological and geographical location of regional states, their social and economic organization, expansion and diffusion of their cultural expressions. The Inka state, expansion, geographical characteristics of its organization, ceramic and weavings, and methodology for dating artifacts.

Visit:
Visits to the Inka Museum of Cusco University. We also advise a field visits to ongoing excavations. Visits to the pre-Inka centers of Pikillaqta and Choqepujyu, where the Museum of Art of Denver has recently conducted excavations.

Academic objectives:
We aim to endow the students with a critical vision on the development of the Andean Culture in all it’s extend, (Over 20,000 years).
That will lead them to understand the grandeur of the Inka culture and their conceptions on Universe, and human relationships.

Achievements:

• The students will understand the process of human development in the Andes, studying their diverse stages: From the hunter-gatherers up to the high civilizations.
• The students will handle objects (mainly pottery and textiles) to understand the cultures that produced them, locating them in time and space.
• The structures will recognize the structures of past civilizations and understand the use of them.

Name of Seminar: Peruvian Archaeology
Professor: Archaeologist Ruben Orellana

Course description:
Peru is one of the richest archaeological countries in the world. Our territory has allowed human adaptation to the most diverse climates and ecological zones, and gave place to the birth of many cultures with diverse technologies.

The chronology of Peruvian archaeology, general vision of the cultures of Peru in relation to the rest of America. Location of the first settlements of the pre-ceramic period in northern and southern Peru, simple techniques for recognizing lithic instruments and for reconstructing the means of subsistence and social organization. First sedentary societies, their importance in the formation of Ayllus, development of farming and herding societies, other secondary activities. Chronological and geographical location of regional states, their social and economic organization, expansion and diffusion of their cultural expressions. The Inka state, expansion, geographical characteristics of its organization, ceramic and weavings, and methodology for dating artifacts.

Visit:
Visits to the Inka Museum of Cusco University. We also advise a field visits to ongoing excavations. Visits to the pre-Inka centers of Pikillaqta and Choqepujyu, where the Museum of Art of Denver has recently conducted excavations.

Academic objectives:
We aim to endow the students with a critical vision on the development of the Andean Culture in all it’s extend, (Over 20,000 years).
That will lead them to understand the grandeur of the Inka culture and their conceptions on Universe, and human relationships.

Achievements:

• The students will understand the process of human development in the Andes, studying their diverse stages: From the hunter-gatherers up to the high civilizations.
• The students will handle objects (mainly pottery and textiles) to understand the cultures that produced them, locating them in time and space.
• The structures will recognize the structures of past civilizations and understand the use of them.

Name of Seminar: Peruvian Archaeology
Professor: Archaeologist Ruben Orellana

Course description:
Peru is one of the richest archaeological countries in the world. Our territory has allowed human adaptation to the most diverse climates and ecological zones, and gave place to the birth of many cultures with diverse technologies.

The chronology of Peruvian archaeology, general vision of the cultures of Peru in relation to the rest of America. Location of the first settlements of the pre-ceramic period in northern and southern Peru, simple techniques for recognizing lithic instruments and for reconstructing the means of subsistence and social organization. First sedentary societies, their importance in the formation of Ayllus, development of farming and herding societies, other secondary activities. Chronological and geographical location of regional states, their social and economic organization, expansion and diffusion of their cultural expressions. The Inka state, expansion, geographical characteristics of its organization, ceramic and weavings, and methodology for dating artifacts.

Visit:
Visits to the Inka Museum of Cusco University. We also advise a field visits to ongoing excavations. Visits to the pre-Inka centers of Pikillaqta and Choqepujyu, where the Museum of Art of Denver has recently conducted excavations.

Academic objectives:
We aim to endow the students with a critical vision on the development of the Andean Culture in all it’s extend, (Over 20,000 years).
That will lead them to understand the grandeur of the Inka culture and their conceptions on Universe, and human relationships.

Achievements:

• The students will understand the process of human development in the Andes, studying their diverse stages: From the hunter-gatherers up to the high civilizations.
• The students will handle objects (mainly pottery and textiles) to understand the cultures that produced them, locating them in time and space.
• The structures will recognize the structures of past civilizations and understand the use of them.

Name of Seminar: Peruvian Archaeology
Professor: Archaeologist Ruben Orellana

Course description:
Peru is one of the richest archaeological countries in the world. Our territory has allowed human adaptation to the most diverse climates and ecological zones, and gave place to the birth of many cultures with diverse technologies.

The chronology of Peruvian archaeology, general vision of the cultures of Peru in relation to the rest of America. Location of the first settlements of the pre-ceramic period in northern and southern Peru, simple techniques for recognizing lithic instruments and for reconstructing the means of subsistence and social organization. First sedentary societies, their importance in the formation of Ayllus, development of farming and herding societies, other secondary activities. Chronological and geographical location of regional states, their social and economic organization, expansion and diffusion of their cultural expressions. The Inka state, expansion, geographical characteristics of its organization, ceramic and weavings, and methodology for dating artifacts.

Visit:
Visits to the Inka Museum of Cusco University. We also advise a field visits to ongoing excavations. Visits to the pre-Inka centers of Pikillaqta and Choqepujyu, where the Museum of Art of Denver has recently conducted excavations.

Academic objectives:
We aim to endow the students with a critical vision on the development of the Andean Culture in all it’s extend, (Over 20,000 years).
That will lead them to understand the grandeur of the Inka culture and their conceptions on Universe, and human relationships.

Achievements:

• The students will understand the process of human development in the Andes, studying their diverse stages: From the hunter-gatherers up to the high civilizations.
• The students will handle objects (mainly pottery and textiles) to understand the cultures that produced them, locating them in time and space.
• The structures will recognize the structures of past civilizations and understand the use of them.

Name of Seminar: Peruvian Archaeology
Professor: Archaeologist Ruben Orellana

Course description:
Peru is one of the richest archaeological countries in the world. Our territory has allowed human adaptation to the most diverse climates and ecological zones, and gave place to the birth of many cultures with diverse technologies.

The chronology of Peruvian archaeology, general vision of the cultures of Peru in relation to the rest of America. Location of the first settlements of the pre-ceramic period in northern and southern Peru, simple techniques for recognizing lithic instruments and for reconstructing the means of subsistence and social organization. First sedentary societies, their importance in the formation of Ayllus, development of farming and herding societies, other secondary activities. Chronological and geographical location of regional states, their social and economic organization, expansion and diffusion of their cultural expressions. The Inka state, expansion, geographical characteristics of its organization, ceramic and weavings, and methodology for dating artifacts.

Visit:
Visits to the Inka Museum of Cusco University. We also advise a field visits to ongoing excavations. Visits to the pre-Inka centers of Pikillaqta and Choqepujyu, where the Museum of Art of Denver has recently conducted excavations.

Academic objectives:
We aim to endow the students with a critical vision on the development of the Andean Culture in all it’s extend, (Over 20,000 years).
That will lead them to understand the grandeur of the Inka culture and their conceptions on Universe, and human relationships.

Achievements:

• The students will understand the process of human development in the Andes, studying their diverse stages: From the hunter-gatherers up to the high civilizations.
• The students will handle objects (mainly pottery and textiles) to understand the cultures that produced them, locating them in time and space.
• The structures will recognize the structures of past civilizations and understand the use of them.