essay

The tropical forest and the cultural context of Chavín

dumbarton oaks conference on chavín, october 26th and 27th, 1968 • Washington • Published In 1971 • Pages: 73-100

By: Lathrap, Donald W. (Donald Ward).

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

Lathrap proposes that there was 'an interaction sphere' between coastal Ecuador and the Montaña that collapsed in the first half of the first millennium B.C. with the rise of Chavín. Chavín then developed its own network and became a prestige center. This interaction between coastal Ecuador, the Central Ucayali, and Kotosh accounts for the tropical forest motifs in Chavín art. Lathrap uses a detailed comparison of ceramic styles to arrive at this conclusion. Only the data that pertain to Chavín were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.

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

Dating methods in archaeology

Fauna

Comparative evidence

Historical reconstruction

Acculturation and culture contact

Ceramic technology

Utensils

Visual arts

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

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

not specified

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

4000 BP - 2200 BP (2000 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)

coastal Ecuador; and Central Ucayali and Kotosh in the Huánuco basin, Peru

NotesAdditional notes

Donald W. Lathrap

Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-100)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

73153502

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Chavín culture