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Arnaldoa

Print version ISSN 1815-8242On-line version ISSN 2413-3299

Abstract

LEIVA GONZALEZ, Segundo et al. Natural and cultural diversity of the Biruli archaeological site (Viru, La Libertad, Peru): Quebrada Biruli and "the other band" of the Huacapongo river. Arnaldoa [online]. 2021, vol.28, n.3, pp.459-522.  Epub Dec 31, 2021. ISSN 1815-8242.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22497/arnaldoa.283.28302.

We present for the first time the Biruli archaeological site (Caray farmhouse, Huacapongo populated center, Virú district and province, La Libertad region, Peru) and the preliminary results of research on its natural and cultural diversity. The new archaeological site is located in the lower part of the ravine of the same name [coordinates UTM-Datum WGS-84 763067 E; 9079115N; 775 masl (centroid)] on a terrace of ca. 600 meters long, it features well-crafted edged stone architecture, including dwelling places, funerary structures (“chullpas”), terraces, among other architectural features, as well as an irrigation canal. Based on the characteristics of the architecture and the ceramic fragments on the surface, it corresponds to the Early Intermediate Period. The flora has 114 species, distributed in 104 genera and 44 families that include 27 cultivated species and four endemic species [Haageocereus pseudoversicolor (Cactaceae) Endangered (EN), Heliotropium ferreyrae (Boraginaceae) and Neoraimondia arequipensis subsp. gigantea (Cactaceae) Near Threatened (NT), and the Solanaceae Nicotiana paniculata como Least Concern (LC)]. The three registered cacti species are found in Appendix II of CITES. The fauna was represented by 48 species, 45 genera and 28 families belonging to the classes Reptilia (7 sps., 5 genera, 5 families), Aves (40 sps., 39 genera, 22 families) and Mammalia (1 sp., 1 genus, 1 family). Noteworthy is the presence of two endemic species Microlophus koepckeorum (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) and Piezorhina cinerea, (Aves: Thraupidae). All species are in the category of Least Concern (LC). As in other ancient civilizations, its members made a gradual selection of animals and plants with which they satisfied their food and health needs transmitted for generations through traditional knowledge.

Keywords : pre-hispanic occupation; edged stone architecture; funerary structures "chullpas"; endemisms; ethno-knowledge; local development; Briruli..

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