Recording the excavation results in my field laboratory Relaxing at my base camp in Andahuaylas Early, 3000 year old, ceramic rim sherds of the Muyu Moqo style found in association with the burials and early gold tools Early Muyu Moqo Pottery (Phase C-D) ca. 1,500 B.C. Laboratory photograph of excavated stone bowls of pummice containing early gold worker's tool kit and gold
Field photographs of gold worker's tool kit at the moment of discovery, showing stone hammers and anvil inside. Detail of three stone hammers and mushroom shaped anvil with inset of how they may have been used Anvil and stone hammers found with gold foil inside the two stone bowls 3000 year old gold foil and lapis lazuli beads found with burials Gold foil and beads from the deepest layers
Gold foil and beads from the burial of the Gold worker. Large bead with bent gold in hole of bead was found in mouth of the skull from Burial no. 4. Plan of archaeological site of Waywaka showing the increase in settlement size between the earlies Bar chart showing increase in llama bones over time parallelling the increase in settlement size between the two ceramic cultures. Profile of valley showing location of the Pre-Inca settlement of Waywaka between the lower agricultural areas in the valley floor and the llama and potato growing zones above Sample of Qasawirka style pottery distinguished by white decoration over red slip.
Quasawirka style figurine from Andahuaylas (600 - 800 A.D,) Qasawirka Face-neck jar Qasawirka style face
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