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Architectural evidence for the development of nonegalitarian social systems in coastal Peru
origins and development of the andean state • Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] • Published In 1987 • Pages: 9-14
By: Feldman, Robert A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Feldman presents architectural evidence for social stratification during the Preceramic at the site of Aspero, mainly describing the temple mound of Huaca do los Idolos during the Late Preceramic (4750-4400 BP, or 2750-2400 BC). The mounds at Aspero were not domestic structures and would have been built with corporate labor, indicating a chiefdom level society. There is also a comparison of coastal religious architecture with highland temple structures. The similarities between these two areas are evidence of extensive contacts and trade. For references cited, see Haas et al. 1987.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Religious and educational structures
- Labor relations
- Community heads
- Comparative evidence
- External trade
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Classes
- 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
- essay
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 1973-1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 6964–4000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Aspero, Supe Puerto (Supe Valley), Barranca province, Lima region, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert A. Feldman
- For bibliographical references see document 9
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86019332
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Andes Region--Antiquities