Book
Montane Foragers: Asana and the south-central Andean archaic
University of Iowa Press • Iowa City, Iowa • Published In 1998 • Pages:
By: Aldenderfer, Mark S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Aldenderfer uses the first chapter of this book to explore how people are effected by high mountain environments. He uses studies from around the world to point out the affects of high altitude on humans in the Andes and how the first peoples would have had to adapt. He then describes the environment and his research in the Osmore Basin. In addition to excavation at the site of Asana Aldenderfer conducted extensive 'non-site' surveys of the Asana valley. Several sites were found in addition to surface densities of artifacts. The settlement system of the Asana valley is explored. The site of Asana ranges in age from about 10,000 B.P. to 3600 B.P. (only the data pertaining to the Middle and Late Archaic were indexed for Outline of Cultural Material codes). The site was a residential base of surprising complexity. with public and ceremonial architecture, ceremonial minatures, other ceremonial features, and domestic dwellings and changed from a hunting camp to a residential base to a residential base for pastoralists.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Fauna
- Flora
- Lithic industries
- Dwellings
- Religious and educational structures
- Heating and lighting equipment
- Settlement patterns
- Refuse disposal and sanitary facilities
- General tools
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Andean Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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 ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1985-1991
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7800 BP-3600 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- site of Asana; Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Mark S. Aldenderfer
- Includes bibliographal references (p. 309-324)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 970400225
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Andes--Antiquities