book chapter
The Initial Period and Early Horizon: chapter 6
Incas and their ancestors : the archaeology of Peru • New York, N.Y. • Published In 1992 • Pages: 34-36, 38, 40, 60-61, 122-159, 171, 238-239, 263-268
By: Moseley, Michael Edward.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Moseley gives a brief overview of the artifacts and sites of the Initial Period and the Early Horizon, mostly in Peru. He particularly discusses irrigation agriculture, monumental architecture such as U-shaped temples, and the influence several highland centers had (Chiripa, Chavin de Huantar, Pukara). Moseley also discusses the theory that the Lanzon stela may have been considered a talking god or oracle and that Chavin was the center of a religious cult that helped spread secondary oracles. Only data pertaining to the Andean highlands was indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Religious and educational structures
- Visual arts
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Andean Formative
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- 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 chapter
- 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
- 3500 BP-2200 BP (1500 B.C.-200 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- highlands of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael E. Moseley
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 263, 265)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91065309
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Andes--Antiquities