essay
A scheme for the early monumental architecture of the central coast of Peru
early ceremonial architecture in the andes : a conference at dumbarton oaks, 8th to 10th october 1982 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1985 • Pages: 227-240
By: Williams León, Carlos.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Williams describes the architecture of the central and north coasts of Peru, presenting evidence for the diffusion of religious architectural traits within the region (in particular the U-shaped pyramid complex and the circular sunken plaza) and hypotheses concerning their origins, and the pathways and timing of their spread. Chavín de Huantar is compared to the coastal sites.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Religious and educational structures
- Miscellaneous facilities
- Cultural participation
- Sociocultural trends
- Innovation
- Comparative evidence
- 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
- 3650-3200 BP (1650-1200 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- coastal La Libertad, Ancash, and Lima regions, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Carlos Williams
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 240)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84010291
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Andes Region--Antiquities