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Late preceramic Peru
Journal of world prehistory • 5 • Published In 1991 • Pages: 387-438
By: Quilter, Jeffrey.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Quilter presents an overview of Late Preceramic Peru. Much of this paper is based on data from coastal Peru, but only data that pertains to or may pertain to the highlands was indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes. La Galgada (at 1500 m elevation) was considered a highland site for marking purposes, although many consider La Galgada a site intermediate between the coast and the highlands. Quilter discusses the various chronological systems used in Peru for the Preceramic period; the shift in subsistence strategies; construction techniques, particularly for religious structures; tools; mats, basketry, and net bags; cotton woven fabrics and possible clothing; burial practices; status; long-distance exchange; and the political and religious ideological world.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Flora
- Tillage
- Religious and educational structures
- Status, role, and prestige
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sacred objects and places
- 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
- article
- 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 ; 2002
- 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
- 4450 BP-3800 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jeffrey Quilter
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 432-438)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87655790
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Andes--Antiquities