essay
Copper artifacts from Moche burials at Pacatnamu
, the moche occupation • 2 • Published In 1997 • Pages: 251-254
By: Lechtman, Heather.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The copper offerings from Cemetery H45CM1 at Pacatnamu in the Jequetepeque Valley were mostly lumps of metal and not finished artifacts. Results are presented from chemical and microstructural analysis of three examples.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Mining and quarrying
- Smiths and their crafts
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Moche
- 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 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
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1600-1250 BP (AD 400-750)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cemetery H45CM1, Pacatnamú, Guadalupe district, Pacasmayo (Jequetepeque Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Heather Lechtman
- For bibliographic references see document 27: Donnan (1997, Bibliography)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86061112
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pacatnamú Site (Peru)