essay
The archaeology of the Nazca pampa: environmental and cultural parameters
lines of nazca • 183 • Published In 1990 • Pages: 115-172
By: Clarkson, Persis B..
Abstract
This is a documentation and interpretation of artifacts found during the author’s survey of the plains containing the celebrated Nazca geoglyphs, including cairns, miscellaneous structures, lithics, shell, bone, and ceramics.. Stone circles might have been used as shelters from the wind. Many of the associated ceramic vessels are undecorated, so may have been used by the workers during construction to carry water. These plain wares cannot presently be dated. Other ceramics that can be assigned to the Nazca stylistic sequence indicate that the two classes of geoglyphs, linear and figural, were made during different cultural periods. Post-Nazca features and artifacts also are described; only those pertaining to Nazca have been indexed for content within this collection.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field Date
- 1982-1984
- Coverage Date
- 2200-466 BP (200 BC-AD 1534) [Early Intermediate Period-Late Horizon]
- Coverage Place
- "Pampa" (Nazca Lines), El Ingenio and Nazca districts, Nazca, Ica, Peru
- Notes
- Persis B. Clarkson
- For bibliographical references see document 12:Aveni (1990, References cited…)
- LCCN
- 89084667
- LCSH
- Nazca culture
- Social structure--Peru--History
- Nazca Lines Site (Peru)