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Appendix IV: Photomosaic of the Pampa

lines of nazca183Published In 1990 • Pages: [n. ]

By: Aveni, Anthony F..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document consists of satellite and aerial photos of the south coast of Peru and of the plains containing the celebrated Nazca lines or geoglyphs. Careful inspection reveals the lines, line centers, and topographic features.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Maps
Location
Topography and geology
Visual arts
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
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Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeoastronomer
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
1980-1984
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2200-1500 BP (200 BC-AD 500)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
"Pampa" (Nazca Lines), El Ingenio and Nazca districts, Nazca, Ica, Peru
NotesAdditional notes
A.F. Aveni
For bibliographical references see document 12:Aveni (1990, References cited…)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
89084667
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Nazca culture
Social structure--Peru--History
Nazca Lines Site (Peru)