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Proyecto Arqueológico Pambamarca

Cayambe, Ecuador

 

2007 PROJECT DATES: July 8 - August 5, 2007

 

This summer the Pambamarca Archaeology Project will be running its fifth research campaign in the Andean Highlands of Ecuador from July 8 to August 5.  Depending on the experience you are looking for you can join the project as a UCLA fieldschool student or as staff/visitor.  Each of these options is described below.  We also have a program for students enrolled in Foothill College and Santa Monica College.  For general information about this project please read the Project Overview and Project Resources sections at the bottom of this webpage.  You are also welcome to contact the Project Directors if you have questions.  If you have already signed up to join the project this summer be sure to read our Participant Information document for details about living and working in Pambamarca!

 

FIELDSCHOOL STUDY (FOR CREDIT)

** THIS IS INFORMATION FOR LAST YEAR (2006) -- IT WILL BE UPDATED FOR 2007 SOON **

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Project participants have the opportunity to earn 8 college credits through a UCLA fieldschool.  This program runs for 4 weeks and the cost varies depending on if you are a UC student or not.  If you need a course description to pre-approve transfer credits at your university you can find it at the bottom of our Participant Information statement under "Academic Program".

 

Step One: To join the project through this program, fill out the following application and send it to UCLA.  There is an application fee of $100 that is fully refundable if you do not attend.  Please send the application form to Sam Connell and the application fee to the UCLA Cotsen Institute for Archaeology.  The form contains further instructions and mailing addresses. 

Download Application here:

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/UCLAapplication2006.doc

 

Step Two: Once your application is processed and you have been accepted into the program, you will receive a 'PTE number' which allows you to register for the academic credits through UCLA's Summer Session Program.  You will receive this number by email from Sam Connell (connell.samuel@gmail.com).  To register go to the UCLA Summer Sessions website and navigate to the undergraduate class called "Archaeology C159 FLD2" (for graduate students find the class "Archaeology C259 FLD2").  These classes are listed in "Session C" and are taught by S. Connell.  Click “Fee Chart” under the course description to determine your enrollment cost, which varies slightly depending on if you are a UC student (the basic cost for your 8 credits will be $1536, or $192/credit).  Non-UC students will also have to pay a $300 fee to the UCLA Summer Session.  Ignore the August/September course dates as they appear in the online bulletin-- the fieldschool is actually running from July 1-29. 

Find this course listing here:

http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/summer/detselect.asp?termsel=061&subareasel=ARCHEOL&idxcrs=0159++C+6C

Find the general Summer Sessions website here:

http://www.summer.ucla.edu/EnrollRegister/overview.htm

Find the class website here:

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/061/archeolc159-2/

 

Step Three: Once you have been accepted in the program and enrolled through UCLA, you will need to submit a final fee to the Pambamarca Archaeological Project c/o Dr. Connell, which covers the cost of your stay in Ecuador, including all room, board, field supplies, and transportation in the field and on weekend excursions.  The fee for every Fieldschool participant is $750.  Details for making this payment will be provided once you have enrolled in the UCLA Summer Session. 

 

Step Four: Please print out and complete this UCLA Travel Waiver Form:

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/Waiver-Travel.pdf

Mail the complete form to:

Pambamarca Archaeological Project

C/O Sam Connell

314 Hamilton Lane

Lakeport, CA  95453

 

PROJECT STAFF AND VISITORS

If you are interested in visiting the project or participating as an experienced fieldworker please contact Sam Connell (connell.samuel@gmail.com) to see if special arrangements can be made.

 

FOOTHILL COLLEGE

If you are a student at Foothill College you have the opportunity of join our project through a Summer Study Program.  For more information contact Sam Connell at connell.samuel@gmail.com.

 

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE

If you are a student at Santa Monica College you have the opportunity of join our project through a Summer Study Program directed by Dr. Brandon Lewis.  For more information:

http://www.smc.edu/international/special_progrms/ecuador.htm

 

PROJECT DIRECTORS

Samuel V. Connell, Ph.D. connell.samuel@gmail.com

Ana Lucía González anagonza@hawaii.edu

Brandon Lewis, Ph.D. lewis_brandon@smc.edu

Maureen Carpenter palenquemo@yahoo.com

Chad Gifford, Ph.D. chg7@columbia.edu

 

PROJECT OVERVIEW

            The Pambamarca Archaeological Project consists of an international team of researchers investigating ancient, historic and living landscapes in Pambamarca, Ecuador.  The project area of Pambamarca is located at an elevation of nearly 12,000 feet in the Andean sierra, where snowcapped peaks dominate the horizon.  As past participants can attest, working on the project is exhilarating as multiple teams perform a variety of tasks everyday like settlement survey, site mapping, remote sensing, excavations and laboratory work.  This year the project will continue to study the massive Pre-Columbian fortresses that were built on the peaks of the Pambamarca mountains by Inka and Ecuadorian societies.

            The Pambamarca fortresses pose a number of interesting research problems concerning their origins and use.  The late kings of the Inka Empire were enchanted with Ecuador, and moved their armies as far north as Quito with relative ease.  Naturally, as they looked further north beyond Quito, the Inka armies expected little resistance from the indigenous societies located in and around what is now known as Pambamarca.  As they moved out from Quito, however, the Inkas encountered fiercely resistant societies that were prepared to fight at great lengths for their independence.  In fact, during the next 17 years these Ecuadorians managed to turn back the Inka until finally their fortresses fell in the early 1500s.  The historical documents describe a subsequent period of Inka rule in which the Inkas constructed and occupied a set of fortifications in the area.

            Today the provinces north of Quito are rife with the remains of prehispanic fortresses, with the greatest concentration lying in the mountain range of Pambamarca.  Empirically, this project seeks archaeological and historical data relating to the construction and occupation of the Pambamarca fortresses, as these data will effectively evaluate a number of hypotheses about the imperial and colonial realities of the Inka period in Ecuador.  Topically, the project is interested in the nature of resistance and domination along the northern frontier of the Inka Empire, as such knowledge will contribute greatly to our understanding of imperial and colonial processes in the ancient world.

            The efforts of the Pambamarca Archaeological Project are valuable on other levels as well.  First, in cooperation with professors and archaeologists from the host country, the project provides Ecuadorian university students with the opportunity to learn and train with foreign archaeologists.  Second, the results of this research will be included in the pending application of the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural del Ecuador to move the Pambamarca Pre-Columbian Fortress Complex from the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites to the Permanent List.  Currently, Ecuador has four Permanent World Heritage Sites: The Islas Galápagos, the Parque Nacional Sangay, Ciudad de Quito, and the Centro histórico de Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca.  Pambamarca would be the first entry from Ecuador to highlight in particular the country’s important PreColumbian cultural heritage.

 

PROJECT RESOURCES: FILES AND LINKS

Once you have decided to join the project you will want to read through the following files and links.

 

2005: This link leads to our Participant Information Package, which provides a full description of the living and working conditions on the project.  It also provides information about what you can expect from your experience as well as lists of items you should consider bringing with you to Ecuador.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/2005PartInfo.html

 

2005: This link leads to an introductory slide show for the Pambamarca Archaeological Project.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/WEBGALLERY2005/index.html

 

2005: If you would rather download the above slide show as a Power Point presentation, right click on this link and try saving the file to your computer.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/2005fieldschoolLG.ppt

 

2003: Link here for a selection of images from the 2003 fieldwork campaign (the image files are large format; high-speed connection recommended).

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/photos/2003/images.html

 

2003: Project Report, Antiquity Website.

http://antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/Connell/connell.html

 

2002: Paper presented at the 21th Annual Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory, University of Pittsburgh, PA (graphics file available as a .PPT file below). November 2002.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/PittPaper.html

 

2002: Graphics for paper presented at the Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory. This link leads to a Power Point file and may not open automatically through your browser. If so try right-clicking to save to your hard drive.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/2002GiffordEtAl.ppt

 

2002: Possible Website Content (extra), Summer 2002.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/forCCA.html

 

Current: Here is a small sample of various online bibliographies and resources about Ecuador.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/biblio.html