(1856-1944). One of the great pioneers of South American archaeology and the first to produce an area-wide chronology for Peru, using a synthesis of stratigraphy and seriation. The sheer volume of Uhle’s work is astonishing even by today’s standards. He discovered the source of Nasca pottery (the lea Valley), identified the Chavin horizon at Ancon, and dug at Pachamac, Tiahuanaco and Cuzco as well as numerous small sites in the Moche, Chincha, Chan-cay and lea valleys. In addition, he found time to visit other sites in Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador. Not surprisingly, publication did not keep pace with fieldwork, but many volumes of unpublished notes and other records are housed at the University of California.
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