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Caballo muertoBook 2012 • Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
This dissertation is an exploration of monuments at Caballo Muerto in the Moche Valley, comparing them with others from sites throughout the rivers valleys of the north coast—including discuss...Early social stratification and subsistence systemsessay 2010 • Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
Pozorski’s investigations at Caballo Muerto included six weeks of excavations at Huaca de los Reyes. The overall Caballo Muerto complex is described along with a more detailed description of H...Changing priorities within the Chimu stateessay 1987 • Pozorski, Thomas George
Chimu • South America > Central Andes
Intensive investigation of canal systems and associated structures in the Chicama and Moche valleys and of the associated structures provide the basis for this study of the role of irrigation ...Early complex society and ceremonialism on the Peruvian north coastarticle 1993 • Pozorski, Thomas George & Pozorski, Shelia Griffis
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors explore some of the different ways complex society and its accompanying ceremonialism can develop by examining early sites in the Moche and Casma Valleys on the north coast of Peru...Chavin, the early horizon and the initial periodessay 1987 • Pozorski, Thomas George & Pozorski, Shelia Griffis
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors re-examine and re-interpret preexisting definitions for the Initial period and Early Horizon using a variety of evidence: ceramics, absolute dates, iconography, and architecture. T...Temple, palais ou entrepot?essay 1999 • Pozorski, Thomas George & Pozorski, Shelia Griffis
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors assess the premise that all Initial period monumental structures in Peru were huacas or sacred places. Their fieldwork in the Casma Valley on the north coast suggests otherwise and...Chavin, the early horizon and the initial periodessay 1987 • Pozorski, Thomas George & Pozorski, Shelia Griffis
Coastal Andean Late Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors reassess existing definitions of the Initial Period and Early Horizon, considering evidence from ceramics, absolute dating, iconography, and architecture, and including a discussio...Tradition Summaryessay 2014 • Pozorski, Shelia Griffis & Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
This is a summary of the Coastal Andean Early Formative tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Coastal Andean Early Formative archaeological tradition....An early subsistence exchange system in the Moche Valley, Peruarticle 1979 • Pozorski, Shelia Griffis & Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors excavated at the sites of Gramalote and Caballo Muerto in the Moche Valley on the north coast of Peru, examining midden deposits for subsistence remains. Burials, ceramics, textile...Recent excavations at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxekearticle 1986 • Pozorski, Shelia Griffis & Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
Based on excavations at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke in the Casma Valley on the north coast of Peru, the authors believe it was an urban center that attained a state level of political organizat...Early civilization in the Casma Valley, Peruarticle 1992 • Pozorski, Shelia Griffis & Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors discuss major finds from their fieldwork in the Casma Valley on the north coast of Peru, covering the early rise of social complexity from the Cotton Preceramic through the Early F...Tradition Summaryessay 2015 • Pozorski, Shelia Griffis & Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Late Formative • South America > Central Andes
This is a summary of the Coastal Andean Late Formative tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Coastal Andean Late Formative archaeological tradition....Chronologyessay 1987 • Pozorski, Shelia Griffis & Pozorski, Thomas George
Coastal Andean Late Formative • South America > Central Andes
The authors chronicle the history of Peruvian chronological schemes, and settling on the Rowe-Lanning framework, chart the coverage of the other chapters in this edited volume, [i]The Origins ...References citedessay 1987 • Haas, Jonathan et al.
Coastal Andean Archaic • South America > Central Andes
This document contains the references for Feldman 1987, "Architectural evidence for the development of nonegalitarian …"...References citedessay 1987 • Haas, Jonathan et al.
Coastal Andean Early Formative • South America > Central Andes
This document contains the references for S. Pozorski (1987), and for Pozorski and Pozorski (1987)...References citedessay 1987 • Haas, Jonathan et al.
Coastal Andean Late Formative • South America > Central Andes
This document contains the references for Haas (1987), S. Pozorski and T. Pozorski (1987), S. Pozorski (1987), T. Pozorski and S. Pozorski (1987), Wilson (1987), and Dagett (1987), in the volu...References citedessay 1987 • Haas, Jonathan et al.
Chimu • South America > Central Andes
This document contains the bibliographical references for documents from the volume [i]The Origins and Development of the Andean State[/i], edited by Haas, S. Pozorski, and T. Pozorski (1987),...