essay
Reconstructing patterns of early warfare in the lower Santa Valley: new data on the role of conflict in the origins of complex north-coast society
origins and development of the andean state • Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] • Published In 1987 • Pages: 56-69
By: Wilson, David J. (David John).
Abstract
Wilson uses the data from a surface survey of the lower Santa Valley, including evidence for defensive construction, environmental setting and subsistence systems, to test Carneiro's circumscription theory of the origin of the state. He finds that warfare existed throughout most of the settlement systems and time periods until the valley became annexed by the Moche in the Early Intermediate period. Settlement patterns and land use for the Early Horizon are discussed, along with the interconnectedness of irrigation systems. The data indicate that, starting with the advent of irrigation agriculture, warfare was endemic at an interregional or intervalley scale. Only information pertaining to the Late Formative and Early Horizon or Period is relevant to this collection.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2012
- Field Date
- 1979-1980
- Coverage Date
- 3800-1350 BP (1800 BC-AD 650)
- Coverage Place
- northern Santa province, Ancash, and southern Viru province, La Libertad (lower Santa Valley), Peru
- Notes
- David J. Wilson
- For bibliographical references see document 8: Haas (1987, References cited)
- LCCN
- 86019332
- LCSH
- Andes Region--Antiquities