Anthropomorphic Engravings Related to the Cult of Water and Fertility in the Miculla Archaeological Complex, Tacna, Peru

Gallegos O.R.A.; Castro G.M.V.; Ccallo N.L.H.; Apaza A.L. · Arqueologia Iberoamericana (2025) · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15601565

Resumen

The Miculla Archaeological Complex is located in the Tacna region of Peru. This study aims to typify and analyze the anthropomorphic figures with serpentiform extensions, associated with both natural and artificial channels, as well as ritual sites, in order to explore their symbolic and chronological functions. Through a methodology based on direct observation and the patterned and geo-referenced recording of petroglyphs, sixteen types of anthropomorphic figures were identified. These present unique morphological and extracorporeal features, which would correspond to shamans or deities, mostly linked to the Early Regional Development or Formative period (1500 BC–AD 600). © ARQUEOLOGÍA IBEROAMERICANA 55 (2025).

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann