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Caballo muerto: a complex of early ceramic sites in the Moche Valley, Peru
Xerox university microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 2012 • Pages:
By: Pozorski, Thomas George.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation is an exploration of monuments at Caballo Muerto in the Moche Valley, comparing them with others from sites throughout the rivers valleys of the north coast—including discussion of the symbiotic relationship between coastal and inland sites—and with the site of Chavín de Huantar in the highlands of Peru. Structures described for Caballo Muerto are Huaca de Los Reyes, Huaca Cortada, Huaca Curaca, Huaca Herederos Chica, Huaca Herederos Grande, and Hall of the Niches, and an ancient road. Additional monuments in the complex date to after the Initial period. Excavations were undertaken at many in order to clarify their construction sequence and absolute chronology. Social organization is discussed as it pertains to the labor involved in construction. Friezes found on the monuments are compared to other, contemporary friezes, with interpretation of their significance in religious observances. Some friezes were located where they could be seen by large gatherings in the plazas, while others were intended to be viewed only by smaller, more restricted groups. There is a sequence of increasingly restricted spaces as one proceeds into the monuments; additional indication of the existence of privileged elites.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Religious and educational structures
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Settlement patterns
- Miscellaneous facilities
- Labor and leisure
- Construction
- Visual arts
- Inter-community relations
- Social relationships and groups
- Organized ceremonial
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 1973-1975
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4000-2400 BP (2000-400 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- coastal La Libertad and Ancash regions, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Thomas George Pozorski
- UM 76-26,687
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 456-473)
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1976
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Andes Region--Antiquities