Book
Cahuachi in the ancient Nasca world
University of Iowa Press • Iowa City • Published In 1993 • Pages:
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 own surface survey, excavations, most notably of the Room of the Posts. Detail is provided on the physical setting, looting, site layout, mound architecture, burials, trophy heads, ceramics (including evidence for use), textiles, botanical and shellfish remains, and additional classes of artifacts. It is demonstrated that Cahuachi was mainly a religious or pilgrimage center and not a habitation site, although some elites may have lived there. Among Cahuachi’s unique features are its multiple ceremonial mounds. The author compares the site to the modern Shrine of the Virgin of Yauca, abandoned for most of the year. Cahuachi’s apogee was during phases 3-4, particularly in the ceremonial area of Unit 19, which includes the Room of the Posts. The site’s place in the Nazca tradition is examined, with a general description of Nazca culture and society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Culture summary
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Miscellaneous facilities
- 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
- Book
- 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
- 1984-1989
- 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, Nasca basin, south coast Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Helaine Silverman
- "Published with the assistance of the Getty Grant Program"--T.p. verso
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-360) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92042223
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nazca culture
- Cahuachi Site (Peru) Nazca (Peru)--Antiquities