About
Luis Manuel González is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anthropology at The University of British Columbia. He is also a Research Associate in the Archaeology Centre at the University of Toronto. A licensed professional archaeologist and educator trained at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, Luis Manuel has over two decades of research experience throughout the Andes. He has served as director and supervisor of various projects in the Lima, Chilca, Nasca, Cajamarca, La Libertad, and Arequipa regions of Peru since 2009. His research interests in the development of complex civilizations and regional interactions in the Andes, focused on the Early Intermediate Period (EIP) on the central coast, with the objective of determining the local interaction strategies between the Lima, Moche, Nasca and Wari societies during the EIP and Middle Horizon Period. Additional interests of Luis Manuel’s include bioarchaeology, mortuary practices, paleopathology, foodways, architecture and archaeoastronomy.
Teaching
Publications
2023
M. Melton, A.K. Alaica, M. Biwer, L.M. González La Rosa, G. Gordon, K. Knudson, A. VanDerwarker, J. Jennings. Reconstructing Camelid Diets and Foddering Practices During the Middle Horizon: Microbotanical and Isotope Analyses of Dental Remains from Quilcapampa, Peru. Latin American Antiquity 34(4): 783-803 https://doi.org/10.
M. Melton, A.K. Alaica, M. Biwer, L.M. González La Rosa, G. Gordon, K. Knudson, A. VanDerwarker, J. Jennings. Reconstructing Camelid Diets and Foddering Practices During the Middle Horizon: Microbotanical and Isotope Analyses of Dental Remains from Quilcapampa, Peru. Latin American Antiquity 34(4): 783-803 https://doi.org/10.
2022
A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa, Willy Yépez Álvarez and Justin Jennings. The Day the Music Died: Making and Playing Bone Wind Instruments at La Real in Middle Horizon, Peru (600-1000 CE). Journal of Anthropological Archaeology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.
A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa, Willy Yépez Álvarez and Justin Jennings. The Day the Music Died: Making and Playing Bone Wind Instruments at La Real in Middle Horizon, Peru (600-1000 CE). Journal of Anthropological Archaeology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.
2022
A.K. Alaica, B.K. Scaffidi, L.M. González La Rosa, J. Jennings, K. Knudson, T. Tung. Flexible agropastoral strategies during the 1st millennium CE in southern Peru: Examining yunga Arequipa camelid husbandry practices during Wari expansion through stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N) in the Majes and Sihuas Valleys. Quaternary International 634: 48-64 https://doi.org/10.1016/
A.K. Alaica, B.K. Scaffidi, L.M. González La Rosa, J. Jennings, K. Knudson, T. Tung. Flexible agropastoral strategies during the 1st millennium CE in southern Peru: Examining yunga Arequipa camelid husbandry practices during Wari expansion through stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N) in the Majes and Sihuas Valleys. Quaternary International 634: 48-64 https://doi.org/10.1016/
2022
A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa, L. Muro Ynoñán, G. Gordon and K. Knudson. Camelid Caravans and Middle Horizon Exchange Networks: Insights from the Late Moche Jequetepeque Valley of Northern Peru. Caravans in Socio-Cultural Perspective: Past and Present, volume edited by Persis Clarkson and Calogero Santoro, pp. 122-144. Routledge, London.
A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa, L. Muro Ynoñán, G. Gordon and K. Knudson. Camelid Caravans and Middle Horizon Exchange Networks: Insights from the Late Moche Jequetepeque Valley of Northern Peru. Caravans in Socio-Cultural Perspective: Past and Present, volume edited by Persis Clarkson and Calogero Santoro, pp. 122-144. Routledge, London.
2021
L.M. González La Rosa, J. Jennings, G. Spence-Morrow, and W. Yépez Álvarez. Building Quilcapampa – Plan and Adaptation. Quilcapampa: A Wari Colony in a Networked Horizon, volume edited by Justin Jennings, Willy Yépez Álvarez and Stefanie Bautista, pp. 131-167. University of Florida Press, Gainseville. https://upf.com/
L.M. González La Rosa, J. Jennings, G. Spence-Morrow, and W. Yépez Álvarez. Building Quilcapampa – Plan and Adaptation. Quilcapampa: A Wari Colony in a Networked Horizon, volume edited by Justin Jennings, Willy Yépez Álvarez and Stefanie Bautista, pp. 131-167. University of Florida Press, Gainseville. https://upf.com/
2021
A.K. Alaica, P. Quiñonez Cuzcano and L.M. González La Rosa. Eating and Feasting: Vertebrate and Invertebrate Remains from Quilcapampa. Quilcapampa: A Wari Colony in a Networked Horizon, volume edited by Justin Jennings, Willy Yépez Álvarez and Stefanie Bautista, pp. 350-391. University of Florida Press, Gainesville. https://upf.com/
A.K. Alaica, P. Quiñonez Cuzcano and L.M. González La Rosa. Eating and Feasting: Vertebrate and Invertebrate Remains from Quilcapampa. Quilcapampa: A Wari Colony in a Networked Horizon, volume edited by Justin Jennings, Willy Yépez Álvarez and Stefanie Bautista, pp. 350-391. University of Florida Press, Gainesville. https://upf.com/
2021
J. Jennings, W. Yépez Álvarez, S. Bautista, B.K. Scaffidi, T.A. Tung, A.K. Alaica, S. Berquist, L.M. González La Rosa and B. Rizzuto. Funerary Traditions, Population Aggregation, and the Ayllu in Late Intermediate Period Sihuas Valley, Peru. Latin American Antiquity 32(3):517-535.
J. Jennings, W. Yépez Álvarez, S. Bautista, B.K. Scaffidi, T.A. Tung, A.K. Alaica, S. Berquist, L.M. González La Rosa and B. Rizzuto. Funerary Traditions, Population Aggregation, and the Ayllu in Late Intermediate Period Sihuas Valley, Peru. Latin American Antiquity 32(3):517-535.
2020
B. Scaffidi, T. Tung, G. Gordon, A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa, S. Marsteller, A. Dahlstedt, E. Schach and K. Knudson. Drinking Locally: Testing a Surface Water 87Sr/86Sr Isoscape for Geolocation of Archaeological Samples in the Andes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00281
B. Scaffidi, T. Tung, G. Gordon, A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa, S. Marsteller, A. Dahlstedt, E. Schach and K. Knudson. Drinking Locally: Testing a Surface Water 87Sr/86Sr Isoscape for Geolocation of Archaeological Samples in the Andes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00281
2020
A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa and K. Knudson. Creating a body-subject in the Late Moche Period (CE 650-850). Bioarchaeological and biogeochemical analyses of human offerings from Huaca Colorada, Jequetepeque Valley, Peru. World Archaeology 52(1):49-70.
A.K. Alaica, L.M. González La Rosa and K. Knudson. Creating a body-subject in the Late Moche Period (CE 650-850). Bioarchaeological and biogeochemical analyses of human offerings from Huaca Colorada, Jequetepeque Valley, Peru. World Archaeology 52(1):49-70.
2019
A.K. Alaica and L.M. González La Rosa. A Look to the North and South: Camelid Herding Strategies in the Desert Coast of Peru. Archaeological Review from Cambridge Volume 34.1(Desert Archaeology):143-163.
A.K. Alaica and L.M. González La Rosa. A Look to the North and South: Camelid Herding Strategies in the Desert Coast of Peru. Archaeological Review from Cambridge Volume 34.1(Desert Archaeology):143-163.
2016
L.M. González La Rosa and Verity H. Whalen: “Comunidad, tradición y reforma sociopolítica en Nasca Tardío” en Actas: I Congreso Nacional de Arqueología – Volumen I Ministerio de Cultura 2016
L.M. González La Rosa and Verity H. Whalen: “Comunidad, tradición y reforma sociopolítica en Nasca Tardío” en Actas: I Congreso Nacional de Arqueología – Volumen I Ministerio de Cultura 2016
2016
L.M. González La Rosa and Hendrik Van Gijseghem: “Resultados de la temporada 2013 en Mina Primavera, Nasca: evidencias de prácticas rituales en un contexto minero” Actas: I Congreso Nacional de Arqueología – Volumen I Ministerio de Cultura 2016.
L.M. González La Rosa and Hendrik Van Gijseghem: “Resultados de la temporada 2013 en Mina Primavera, Nasca: evidencias de prácticas rituales en un contexto minero” Actas: I Congreso Nacional de Arqueología – Volumen I Ministerio de Cultura 2016.
2015
E. Maquera, M. Esteban, M. Alvarez, L.M. Gonzalez, V. Pedemonte, E. Silva, and G. Paz. “Arquitectura, vida y muerte en Lima entre los años 600 a 1000d.C. Nuevos alcances desde la zona arqueológica de Catalina Huanca.
E. Maquera, M. Esteban, M. Alvarez, L.M. Gonzalez, V. Pedemonte, E. Silva, and G. Paz. “Arquitectura, vida y muerte en Lima entre los años 600 a 1000d.C. Nuevos alcances desde la zona arqueológica de Catalina Huanca.
2014
Whalen V. and L.M. González La Rosa. Late Nasca food and craft production in the Tierras Blancas Valley, Perú. Ñawpa Pacha, Journal of Andean archaeology 34(1): 79-106 https://doi.org/10.
Whalen V. and L.M. González La Rosa. Late Nasca food and craft production in the Tierras Blancas Valley, Perú. Ñawpa Pacha, Journal of Andean archaeology 34(1): 79-106 https://doi.org/10.
2014
Kerchusky, S. and L.M. González La Rosa. “Temporada 2014, Excavaciones en Zorropata, Nasca” en Arqueología de la Macro Región Sur: Investigación, conservación, restauración, registro y gestión de bienes patrimoniales. Editores Arqueosystems SAC y DDC Arequipa – agosto 2016.
Kerchusky, S. and L.M. González La Rosa. “Temporada 2014, Excavaciones en Zorropata, Nasca” en Arqueología de la Macro Región Sur: Investigación, conservación, restauración, registro y gestión de bienes patrimoniales. Editores Arqueosystems SAC y DDC Arequipa – agosto 2016.