essay

The patterns of art and power in the Early Intermediate Period

peruvian prehistory : an overview of pre-inca and inca societyCambridge [Cambridgeshire]Published In 1988 • Pages: 145-163, 319-355

By: Conklin, William J., Moseley, Michael Edward.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a good, brief overview of Central Andean cultural sequences, major sites, and styles of the Early Intermediate Period. The authors examine the northern, central, and southern coastal areas, and the central and southern sierra of Peru. Some of the major cultures they describe are the Moche, Lima, Nasca, and Chiripa. The Early Intermediate Period is represented by a variety of centralized and dispersed political entities that emerged after the fall of the Chavin culture and before the rise of the Tiwanaku. Certain architectual and design elements from this period are found in the Tiwanaku and later Inca cultural traditions.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Ceramic technology
Architecture
Miscellaneous structures
Settlement patterns
Visual arts
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Andean Regional Development
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
NotesAdditional notes
William J. Conklin and Michael Edward Moseley
Includes bibliographical references (p.319-355)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
85029059
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of South America--Antiquities