Lima, July 17. The Wiese Foundation, in collaboration with the Economic Culture Fund, is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the book ” Lambayeque Funerary Bundles in El Brujo. Catalog of the Collection”. The official presentation of this work, written by Rubén Buitron, head of the laboratory of the El Brujo Archaeological Complex, will take place on Thursday, July 27 within the framework of the International Book Fair.
Funerary bundling is one of the most recurrent and long-standing mortuary practices in the Andean area, specifically in ancient Peru. The first evidence of systematic covering of the deceased with tissue comes from Pueblo 1 in Chilca, the Tres Ventanas Cave in Huarochiri and Los Gavilanes in the Huarmey Valley. Over the centuries, this practice became more complex, achieving great development during the Paracas, Wari and Inca eras. Indeed, the production of a funerary bundle involves a considerable labor force and the mastery of technologies developed for those times.
The objective of this edition of the book is to render visible this rich cultural legacy by making available to the general public the catalog of the collection of funerary bundles of the El Brujo Archaeological Complex, composed of 142 specimens from a cemetery of the Lambayeque period that was developed between the eleventh and twelfth centuries AD in the ruins of the famous Mochica temple of Cao Viejo.
The book “Lambayeque Funerary Bundles in El Brujo. Catalog of the Collection” orders and classifies the evidence found, photographically records each specimen with great level of detail, under appropriate scientific and ethical criteria, and opens new research directions for the study of the pre-Hispanic funerary activity.
Event Details
The presentation will be held at the International Book Fair, in the Jorge Eduardo Nielson Auditorium, next Thursday, July 27 at 8:00 p.m, at booth 59. During the event, the book will be commented by renowned specialists in the field, Dr. Luisa Díaz Arriola and Dr. Guido Lombardi.
Schedule
8:00 pm – Welcome to the event – Archaeologist Augusto Bazán, research director of the Wiese Foundation.
8:06 pm – Comments on the book – Dr. Luisa Díaz Arriola.
8:19 pm – Comments on the book – Dr. Guido Lombardi.
8:32 pm – Author’s words – Archaeologist Ruben Buitron.
8:40 pm – Acknowledgements – Archaeologist Augusto Bazán, research director of the Wiese Foundation.
We invite all those interested in pre-Hispanic history and culture to attend this special event and discover the valuable content of “Lambayeque Funerary Bundles in El Brujo”. This book represents a significant contribution to the knowledge and new evidence of the Wiese Foundation’s commitment to the research and preservation of our cultural heritage.
