The UMMAA Brown Bag Lecture Series and Círculo Micaela Bastidas Phuyuqawa (Círculo Andino) are pleased to present Lauren Pratt, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan, who will speak on Friday, March 24, 12-1 p.m., on the topic of "Finding Hunter-Gatherers in Chachapoyas, Peru." The lecture will be in the School of Education, Brownlee Room 2327, 610 E. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI.
Hunter-gatherer archaeological sites are virtually unknown from the Peruvian eastern Andes, the cloud-shrouded slopes that form the intersection of the Andean puna and Amazonian rainforest. Yet these landscapes have long been recognized as key to understanding topics from the human colonization of South America through the development of the central Andes' distinct agricultural complex. In this talk, doctoral candidate Lauren Pratt will present preliminary results from her dissertation field season in Chachapoyas, a region of the eastern Andes of northern Peru. In 2022-2023, she and her team conducted test excavations at six caves and rockshelters in the Leymebamba and Uchucmarca valleys, identifying archaeological remains from the Pre-Ceramic through the Late Intermediate Period. Results from these sites tell a previously unknown story of deep history in the Eastern Andes.
Food will be provided during the event by the generous sponsor of the Circulo Andino.
The Museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series is free and open to the public.
