essay
The exploration and explanation of early monumental architecture in the Andes
early ceremonial architecture in the andes : a conference at dumbarton oaks, 8th to 10th october 1982 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1985 • Pages: 29-57
By: Moseley, Michael Edward.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an introduction to other documents in the volume included in this collection. In addition, Moseley explores the history of theories employed to explain the rise of monumental architecture in the Central Andes. Early theories were derived from those of Max Uhle and it was believed Chavín de Huantar was the origin of an architectural style subsequently imitated on the Peruvian coast. We now know the opposite the true: that Chavín de Huantar was the ultimate synthesis of traits found in a variety of monuments from earlier coastal sites. This work provides an overview of a handful of these Late Preceramic and Early Formative monuments, noting the persistence of some ceremonial architectural features, and changes in crops and other foodstuffs. It also considers the possibility of commodity exchange networks between the highlands and the coast by the third millennium BC, channeled through sites strategically located in the rugged landscape.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Reviews and critiques
- Religious and educational structures
- Sociocultural trends
- Tillage
- Production and supply
- External trade
- Commercial facilities
- 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
- essay
- 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
- 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
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 5000-3000 BP (3000-1000 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- coastal and highland north-central Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael E. Moseley
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-57)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84010291
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Andes Region--Antiquities