book chapter
The Archaic period: 5000-1300 B.C.
peoples and cultures of ancient Peru [by] Luis G. Lumbreras. Translated by Betty J. Meggers • Washington • Published In 1974 • Pages: 34-47
By: Lumbreras, Luis Guillermo, Meggers, Betty J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Lumbreras provides an overview of the Archaic period in Peru. At the time of his writing in 1974 little was known about the period along the coast and even less about the highlands, resulting in a very general treatment. There is a discussion of the domestication of various plants and animals, with animal domestication taking place in the highlands or in later time periods. During the early Archaic on the coast, subsistence depended on marine resources, and on the [i]lomas[/i] where winter fog provides moisture for plant growth, indicating some sort of seasonal transhumance (the vegetation then dies off during the dry summer). Other topics include: textile technology; house structures and community size; burials; hunting and fishing; cultivation of cotton, beans, cucurbits, chili pepper, tubers, and some fruits; food storage and preparation; and public architecture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Food quest
- Preservation and storage of food
- Food preparation
- Agriculture
- Woven and other interworked fabrics
- Dwellings
- Public structures
- Community structure
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Coastal Andean Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7000–4000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- coastal and highland Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Luis G. Lumbreras. Translated by Betty J. Meggers
- Translation of: [De los pueblos, las culturas y las artes del antiguo Peru]
- The original Spanish text is not included
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74002104
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Peru--Antiquities