IMPLICANCIAS DE UN ÁREA FUNERARIA DEL PERIODO FORMATIVO TARDÍo EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA.

The burial area BRiG 3117 (Coyungo) was investigated during the PABRiG (Proyecto Arqueológico Bajo Río Grande). It consists of four burial contexts with about 25 individuals (MNI) and a considerable amount of pottery, textiles and gourd fragments among others. One of the textiles is part of a famous piece housed at Dumbarton Oaks. It is the most significant and complex compound known from the south coast during Late Formative times despite its heavy previous looting. In this paper the material evidence is presented in a preliminary form and some concerning interpretations are offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]