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The Huaca La Florida, Rimac Valley, Peruessay 1985 • Patterson, Thomas C. (Thomas Carl)
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
Patterson describes the Huaca La Florida monument in the Rimac Valley of the central coast of Peru, detailing its construction, the number man-days required to build it, and its reconstruction. He lists some of the food remains, reports radiocarbon d...Chavínessay 1971 • Patterson, Thomas C. (Thomas Carl)
Chavín • South America > Central Andes
Patterson uses ceramics and other forms of art to follow the spread of the Chavín influence first in the area around Lima and then from the Ica Valley in the south to the Piura-Chira area on the far north coast. The Chavín influence can be seen from ...Pre-state societies and cultural styles in ancient Peru and Mesopotamiaessay 1989 • Patterson, Thomas C. (Thomas Carl) & Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark)
Ubaid • Middle East > Middle East
In this paper Patterson compares archaeological evidence that sheds light on pre-state societies in Peru and Mesopotamia (Iraq)and, simultaneously, considers how such theoretical concerns as concepts of chiefdoms, kin/civil conflicts , temple economi...