Book

Some early sites in the northern lake Titicaca basin

The Museum • xxvii (1) • Published In 1943 • Pages: vii, 48 , plates

By: Kidder, Alfred, Institute Of Andean Research (New York, N.Y.).

Abstract

This article describes Kidder's field work in Peru in the late 1930s and early 1940s. This work was done before radiocarbon dating and before a time sequence was worked out for Peru. Most of what is described are the ceramics and stone sculptures found on the surface of various sites, including Pucara. As Kidder writes, 'Our own basic assumption, useful for procedural purposes if its nature is not forgotten, was that the sites here described are early relative to the Inca and other remains known to be late in the area, and that they are hence, to some extent at least, contemporaneous with the Tiahuanaco-Chiripa sequence. The presence of many traits shared with Pucara is the actual basis for the reasoning.' (page 37). It is not always clear when the sites and artifacts Kidders writes about existed (so the reader is advised to use caution). However, Pucara and Chiripa were within the time period so artifacts with traits that are related to these two sites are probably within the time period. (Also see Lumbreras and Moseley eHRAF documents nos. 2 and 3 respectively for brief discussions that included the Formative Period or Initial Period and Early Horizon in the Lake Titicaca basin.)

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

South America

Sub Region

Central Andes

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry ; 2002

Field Date

1937, 1939, 1941

Coverage Date

Upper Formative

Coverage Place

western Lake Titcaca basin; Peru

Notes

by Alfred Kidder, II

Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44)

LCCN

43017542

LCSH

Indians of South America--Andes--Antiquities