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Archaeological Explorations in Southern Peru, 1954–1955

Preliminary Report of the Fourth University of California Archaeological Expedition to Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

John Howland Rowe*
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, Calif

Extract

From March, 1954, through the whole of the year 1955 the University of California at Berkeley sponsored a program of archaeological field work in southern Peru and related studies in museums of the United States. In Peru the expedition worked out of 2 bases, one at Cuzco in the highlands and the other at lea on the south coast. It was concerned primarily with archaeological survey and exploration, although excavations were also made at 2 Inca period sites in the coastal area studied. The expedition staff consisted of John H. Rowe, Director, Dorothy Menzel (Mrs. Francis A. Riddell), Francis A. Riddell, Dwight T. Wallace, Lawrence E. Dawson, and David A. Robinson.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1956

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