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A Nasca 8 occupation at an early Nasca site
Andean past • 1 • Published In 1987 • Pages: 5-55
By: Silverman, Helaine.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author describes the site of Cahuachi, previous excavations, and her excavation of the Room of the Posts, built in the latter half of the site’s apogee during during Nazca phases 3-4, and with continued ceremonial to the end of the tradition proper in Nazca 8. In addition to the nine wooden posts in its center, there were remains of plaster and paint on the walls, and numerous offerings buried in the floor, such as ceramics and trophy heads.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Flora
- Ceramic technology
- Religious and educational structures
- Aftermath of combat
- Sacred objects and places
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nazca
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1984-1985
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2200-1150 BP (200 BC-AD 850)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cahuachi, Nazca district, Nazca, Ica, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Helaine Silverman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-15)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91648286
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nazca culture