book chapter
The Tiwanaku: portrait of an Andean civilization
Blackwell • Cambridge, Mass. • Published In 1993 • Pages: 38-86, 303-311
By: Kolata, Alan L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The first chapter describes the natural environment of the southern Andean region. It explains how the natural environment and the unequal distribution of resources affected and possibly shaped the cultures that arose there. The second chapter gives a synopsis of the various cultures that flourished in the southern Andes before the emergence of Tiwanaku as a major power and describes their major traits. Some of the common cultural traits, art styles, religious ideologies, and ecological adaptations of the area are explored. The author then explores some of the hypotheses as to why Tiwanaku culture became prominent.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Topography and geology
- Tillage
- Production and supply
- Visual arts
- Ceramic technology
- Climate
- Location
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Lithic industries
- Dwellings
- 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
- book chapter
- 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
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alan Kolata
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-311)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92039248
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities