Education:
Ph.D. 2021 Louisiana State University
MA 2016 University of Memphis
BA 2008, 2011 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Areas of Research and Interest:
Dr. Cruzado Carranza is an Andean anthropological archaeologist working on integrating aspects of archaeological research with community outreach. She is 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.
Her 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. She ties these results to larger patterns that developed during the Middle Horizon in Peru.
Representative Publications:
2025
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 & V. Siveroni, pp. 279-304. Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
2023
Cruzado, E. & G. Valencia. Arqueología Cocreativa para la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural: Experiencias desde Nivín, Casma, Perú. Boletín de Arqueología PUCP, 32:135-250.
2020
COVID-19 and Community Archaeology in Nivín, Peru. The SAA Archaeological Record, 20(5):35- 40.
Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Anthropology
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Phone: (828) 262-2295
Fax: (828) 262-2982