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Paracas: an ancient cultural tradition on the south coast of Peru
paracas art & architecture : object and context in south coastal peru • Iowa City • Published In 1991 • Pages: 1-34
By: Paul, Anne.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an introduction by the editor to the 1991 volume [i]Paracas art & architecture[/i]. It begins with a history of the early discoveries from the Paracas Peninsula and neighboring valleys (the Ica Valley in particular), including information on the pioneering investigators, notable sites, the eventual disposition of the artifacts, and scholarly disputes over chronology. The author then presents available radiocarbon evidence, and summarizes the state of knowledge about textiles, pottery, and architecture. Tables are presented for sites producing textiles their temporal and geographical distributions.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Culture summary
- Reviews and critiques
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Woven and other interworked fabrics
- Ceramic technology
- Visual arts
- Architecture
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Textile Analyst
- 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; 2013
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2800-1700 BP (800 BC-AD 300)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southern Cañete province, Lima region, and Ica region, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Anne Paul
- For bibliographical references see document 25:Paul (1991, References cited)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91016740
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nazca culture