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The Late Preceramic and the beginnings of Peruvian civilizationbook chapter 1995 • Burger, Richard L.
Coastal Andean Archaic • South America > Central Andes
Burger writes about the Late Preceramic period of coastal and highland Peru. He describes their economies, including: food crops, fishing, and long distance trade; arts and artifacts, such as textiles and pyroengraved gourds; mortuary remains; and mo...The Initial Period societies on the coastbook chapter 1995 • Burger, Richard L.
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
Burger discusses the Initial Period on the central coast of Peru, as well as some sites on the south coast and to the north into southern Ecuador that are content-indexed despite being outside the area of the Coastal Andean Early Formative tradition....Trace-element analysis of obsidian artifacts from Pachamachay, Junínbook chapter 1980 • Burger, Richard L.
Highland Andean Archaic • South America > Central Andes
Burger ran X-ray flourescence analysis on obsidian flakes from Pachamachay. One obsidian flake came from preceramic level 23. The results of the analysis were that the source of the obsidian is unknown and it is 'postulated to be the product of a nea...Unity and heterogeneity within the Chavín Horizonessay 1988 • Burger, Richard L.
Chavín • South America > Central Andes
Burger writes about the rise of Chavín as an expansive religious movement that didn't depend on proselytizing missionaries to spread. He points out that despite this apparent unity '…the societies which constituted Chavín civilization were still char...Chavin and the origins of Andean civilizationBook 1992 • Burger, Richard L.
Chavín • South America > Central Andes
This book provides an excellent overview of Chavín culture. Burger begins his book by stating, 'Public architecture and other elements more fully developed in Chavín civilization first appear during the Late Preceramic, and became more numerous durin...The early ceremonial center of Huaricotoessay 1985 • Burger, Richard L. & Salazar, Lucy C.
Coastal Andean Archaic • South America > Central Andes
Burger and Salazar describe their excavations at the highland site of Huaricoto where there are indications of interaction with the coast during the Late Preceramic period. They also discuss common aspects of Andean religion....The second season of investigations at the Initial Period center of Cardal, Peruarticle 1991 • Burger, Richard L. & Salazar, Lucy C.
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors feature results of their fieldwork at the civic-ceremonial center of Cardal on the central coast of Peru. The summit of a pyramid was used for housing, as a burial ground, and for religious rituals, some of which would have been hidden fr...Early organizational diversity in the Peruvian Highlandsessay 1986 • Burger, Richard L. & Salazar-Burger, Lucy
Highland Andean Archaic • South America > Central Andes
Burger and Salazar-Burger explore ceremonial structures from the late Preceramic Period through the Early Horizon in Peru. Only the material that pertains to the Late Preceramic was indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes. In this artic...Maize and the origin of Highland Chavín civilizationarticle 1990 • Burger, Richard L. & Van der Merwe, Nikolaas J.
Chavín • South America > Central Andes
Burger and van der Merwe use stable carbon isotope analysis of 5 individuals from Chavín de Huántar and 2 individuals from Huaricoto to determine the relative amount of maize consumption in the diet. Surprizingly, the consumption of maize did not sig...The prehistoric occupation of Chavín de Huántar, PeruBook 1984 • Burger, Richard L. et al.
Chavín • South America > Central Andes
This document is the revised and modified manuscript of Burger's doctoral dissertation. Described is the prehistoric occupation of Chavín de Huántar. Burger concentrates on an analysis of the ceramic remains taken from the excavation units placed aro...Our father the cayman, our dinner the llamaarticle 1995 • Miller, George R. & Burger, Richard L.
Chavín • South America > Central Andes
Miller and Burger present the results and interpretation of the faunal analysis from burger's excavations at Chavín de Huántar. The differences between the three phases and the catchment area of Chavín de Huántar are discussed. Hunting (of deer and c...