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Archaeological research at Tumatumani, Juli, Peru

Field Museum of Natural History (23)Published In 1994 • Pages: x, 111

By: Stanish, Charles, Steadman, Lee, Seddon, Matthew T..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This sudy is based on a 360 sq.km. pedestrian survey of the Juli-Pomata region and the excavations of the elite-ceremonial site of Tumatumani, near the town of Juli, in the southwestern Titicaca Basin of southern Peru. Using a sophisticated analysis of ceramic pastes, finishes, and designs, the investigators identify a unique occupation, called Sillumocco, which is similar to, but nevertheless distinct from, other Upper Formative traditions in the region. They divide the Sillumocco into two periods based on differences in tempering methods and stratigraphy. The Late Sillumocco period (200 BC - AD 400) and the succeding Tiwanaku IV period (400-750) fall into the general Andean Regional Development period. Stannish concludes that the Sillumocco tradition represented an autonomous political entity and was later incorporated into the Tiwanaku state.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Cultural stratigraphy
Typologies and classifications
Visual arts
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
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
Charles Stanish ; Lee Steadman ; with a contribution by Matthew T. Seddon
Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-77)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
93073815
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of South America--Antiquities