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Chavín: an interpretation of its spread and influence

dumbarton oaks conference on chavín, october 26th and 27th, 1968 • Washington • Published In 1971 • Pages: 29-48

By: Patterson, Thomas C. (Thomas Carl).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Patterson uses ceramics and other forms of art to follow the spread of the Chavín influence first in the area around Lima and then from the Ica Valley in the south to the Piura-Chira area on the far north coast. The Chavín influence can be seen from the late Initial Period through to the middle to late Early Horizon. Patterson compares the spread of the Chavín cult to the spread of early Christianity around the Mediterranean.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Acculturation and culture contact

Cultural participation

Ceramic technology

Visual arts

Chronologies and culture sequences

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Chavín

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2004

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

essay

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 ; 2003

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1961-1971

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

later Initial Period-Early Horizon

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

western Peru from Ica Valley to Chira

NotesAdditional notes

Thomas C. Patterson

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

73153502

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Chavín culture