Book

Chavín de Huántar: excavaciones en la Galería de las Ofrendas

P. von Zabern • Mainz Am Rhein • Published In 1993 • Pages: 461 , [102] of plates

By: Lumbreras, Luis Guillermo, Cardoza, Carmen Rosa, Baraybar do Carmo, José Pablo, Ortiz, Enrique G., Houde, Peter, Sandweiss, Daniel H., del Carmen Rodríguez, María, Astocóndor, Mauro Gilberto Mariano.

Abstract

This document, in Spanish with a summary in German, presents a major study of the excavation of the Ofrendas gallery at the old temple at Chavín de Huántar. Lumbreras recaps his discussion of the architecture noted in his previous work at the site (see eHRAF document no.5 in this file), and then proceeds with a discussion of all of the finds within the gallery which he interprets as dedicatory offerings deposited over a very short period of time, if not during a single episode while the temple was under construction. Discussed in detail in this work are ceramics of local and non-local production, stone and bone artifacts, faunal remains, and human remains (with further details about evidence derived from the bones for cannibalistic rites). General information is also found in this study on the socio-political organization of the Chavín time period. The work is well illustrated with numerous plates following the text.

HRAF PubDate

2004

Region

South America

Sub Region

Central Andes

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 2003

Field Date

1966-1967

Coverage Date

2800-2600 BP (800-600 B.C.)

Coverage Place

Chavín de Huántar, central highlands, Peru

Notes

por Luis Guillermo Lumbreras

Apendice I: Identificacion de los restos animales depositados en la galeria de las ofrendas de Chavin de Huantar -- Carmen Rosa Cardoza / Apendice II: Identificacion de los huesos humanos -- José Pablo Baraybar do Carmo / Apendice III: Identificacion de los huesos de aves -- Enrique G. Ortiz y Peter Houde / Apendice IV: Restos malacologicos de la Galeria -- Daniel H. Sandweiss y María del Carmen Rodríguez / Apendice V: Identificacion de muestras ictiologicas -- Mauro Gilberto Mariano Astocóndor / Apendice VI: Fechados radiocarbonicos (C 14) de Chavin -- Luis Guillermo Lumbreras

Includes bibliographical references (p. [446]-461)

LCCN

95112443

LCSH

Chavín culture