Contextualización arqueológica del sitio histórico Palacios Reales de Cacha, parroquia Cacha, cantón Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

This research aims to contextualize from an archaeological point of view, the historical site "Palacios Reales de Cacha", located in the rural parish of Cacha, Riobamba canton, province of Chimborazo. This was done through analytical, descriptive and field methods through five stages: the first was the situational analysis of the site, in the second stage the historical importance of the study area was determined through the development of a historiography; the third stage consisted of an aerial reconnaissance; the fourth stage consisted of a superficial field inspection in the study zone; and finally in the fifth stage for the archaeological contextualization, inventory cards of the archaeological sites of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage (INPC) were elaborated. The results were: the physical, climatic and environmental contextualization of the study site; the historical contextualization of the Puruhá societies related to the study area; the identification of three superficial anomalies; the identification of four archaeological sites with cultural materials corresponding to ceramic styles of the Puruhá Culture; and the inventory of the archaeological sites in the INPC card. In conclusion, this research recorded archaeological evidence linked to social occupations of the Puruhá culture in the Integration Period (800-1530 AD), related to domestic, productive, ceremonial and/or military contexts.