Research at the Chachabamba Archaeological Monument

Inca builders at Machu Picchu National Archaeological Park

“…We can distinguish at least two construction moments that are currently visible on the site. The architectural modifications are in harmony with the archaeological data (Bastante et al, 2020).…”

“…Excavations carried out at the site during the 2016 and 2017 research seasons revealed that at least two architectural phases of the site can be distinguished in the ceremonial area of Chachabamba. The first stage is probably related to the phase just after the Incan conquest when the site was founded, whereas the second corresponds to the modifications or, in this case, the significant expansion of the site (Bastante et al, 2020; Masini et al, 2018). Interestingly, the first construction phase was also captured through laboratory analyses of coal elements found in the earliest structures, which indicates that the first construction phase took place at the very beginning of the 15th century (Ziółkowski et al, 2021).…”

“…The region of the current PANM is a perfect example of all such operations. The existing conditions in the study area are optimal because, as we know, it was colonized and settled during the Incan expansion, but more importantly, since the ritual closure of the archaeological sites they have been forgotten and have not been subject to major architectural modifications in the colonial era (Bastante et al, 2020, 302–303). As a result, the area is virtually untouched, which makes it possible to apply numerous analyses based on the originality of the Incan foundations.…”