book chapter

The regional development period: 100 B.C. - A.D. 700

peoples and cultures of ancient PeruWashingtonPublished In 1974 • Pages: 94-149, 237-244

By: Lumbreras, Luis Guillermo, Meggers, Betty J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is an overview of the major cultures comprising the Andean Regional Development Period by the Director of the Museo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, in Lima, Peru. Lumbreras discusses settlement patterns, subsistence, social organization, arts and crafts, and burial practices of the Gallinazo, Moche, Recuay, Lima, Nazca, Huarpa, Tiahuanac, and some lesser known cultures. The article includes numerous photographs of pottery, stone work, and sites from each period and tradition.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
Religious and educational structures
Utensils
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
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
NotesAdditional notes
Luis G. Lumbreras. Translated by Betty J. Meggers
Translation of: De los pueblos, las culturas y las artes del antiguo Peru
The original Spanish text is not included
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
74002104
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of South America--Antiquities