essay
Malacological analysis
Cahuachi in the ancient Nasca world, by Helaine Silverman • Iowa City, Iowa • Published In 1993 • Pages: 294-299
By: Rodríguez de Sandweiss, María del Carmen.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document presents the results of a malecological analysis of shellfish remains from the site of Cahuachi, where they were often used as offerings. Provenience data for these and other deposits are part of the discussion.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Fauna
- Diet
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Faunal 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
- 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
- 1985, 1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2200-1250 BP (200 BC-AD 750)
- 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
- by María del Carmen Rodríguez de Sandweiss
- For bibliographical references see document 4: Silverman (1993, Cahuachi in the ancient Nasca world)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92042223
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nazca culture