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The second season of investigations at the Initial Period center of Cardal, Peru: Andes Region--Antiquities
Journal of field archaeology • 18 (3) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 275-296
By: Burger, Richard L., Salazar, Lucy C..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors feature results of their fieldwork at the civic-ceremonial center of Cardal on the central coast of Peru. The summit of a pyramid was used for housing, as a burial ground, and for religious rituals, some of which would have been hidden from public view. The plaza below could have accommodated dual gatherings, perhaps an indication of moiety organizational principles. It is estimated that Cardal's monumental architecture took over two million person-days to construct. Over the four centuries of the site's occupation, the work could have been accomplished by one hundred individuals working sixty days a year, during the winter season. Despite the impressive amount of labor involved, no evidence was found of elites wielding power for personal promotion. The Middle Temples at Cardal and Garagay are compared.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Religious and educational structures
- Miscellaneous facilities
- Labor and leisure
- Labor relations
- Community heads
- Ethnosociology
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Coastal Andean Early Formative
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- 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
- article
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1985, 1987-1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3150-2800 BP (1150-800 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cardal, Pachacamac district (Lurín Valley), Lima, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard Burger, Lucy Salazar-Burger
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-296)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75641025
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Andes Region--Antiquities