Abstract
Cerro Baúl, a site perched on a mountain in the Moquegua Valley (Peru), was once the southernmost outpost of the Wari Empire (600-1000 C.E.). Over the last three decades, the Proyecto Arqueológico Cerro Baúl (PACB) has excavated 62 nearly complete decorated ceramics in the central sectors of the site, ranging from tumblers to figurines. This limited but diverse assemblage demonstrates the forms and motifs employed by elite agents during ritual practices and occasions of socio-political engagement at Cerro Baúl. Through a detailed analysis of this corpus, we gain insights into the Wari provincial ceramic tradition, and we highlight the motifs, forms, and styles prioritized by the empire at a site in direct interaction with Tiwanaku.
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