Department of Geography and Planning

Education

• Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 2021. Geography & Anthropology.

• M.A. University of Memphis, 2016. Archaeology and Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Studies.

• Bachelor’s Degree, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2008 & 2011. Social Sciences & Professional Archaeologist’s Title.

Bio

I am an Andean anthropological archaeologist working on integrating aspects of archaeological research with community outreach. I am interested in past human-environment interactions, as well as the economic, social, and material implications of ancient practices on the Central Andes of Peru, and how they resonate with today’s education programs, as well as ways to engage local populations with their past, cultural heritage, and the legacy of their ancestors.

Research Profile 

My research examines communities of practice over the longue durée in Nivín, a region of the middle Casma Valley, the north-central coast of Peru, based on the analysis of multiple lines of evidence, including architecture, pottery making, and food consumption, spanning the period from BC 200 to AD 1150. I tie these results to larger patterns that developed during the Middle Horizon in Peru.

Current Courses

• ANT 1420. Archaeology of the Anthropocene
• GHY 1040. Human Geography and Social Justice
• GHY 3014. Geography of Latin America

Selected Publications

Bazán, A., E. Cruzado & R. Vega-Centeno. Inusualmente Monumental y Complejo. La Historia de Casma, El Pequeño Valle de las Ruinas Desconcertantes. Vida, Tierra, y Agua. Los Paisajes Humanos, Ecológicos y Arqueología en los Andes edited by A. Higueras. R. Vega-Centeno &7 V. Siveroni, pp. 279-304. Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Cruzado, E. & G. Valencia. Arqueología Cocreativa para la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural: Experiencias desde Nivín, Casma, Perú. Boletín de Arqueología PUCP, 32:135-250.

COVID-19 and Community Archaeology in Nivín, Peru. The SAA Archaeological Record, 20(5):35- 40.