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Moche fineline ceramics at Pacatnamu

, the moche occupation2Published In 1997 • Pages: 265-282

By: McClelland, Donna.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The 65 ceramic sherds with fineline drawings from excavation of habitational areas at Pacatnamu in the Jequetepeque Valley are examined for insights into their distribution, iconography, chronology, and source. Fineline ceramics were elite wares that may not have been solely created as burial offerings. Comparisons to a photo archive of such designs aided in determining what the completed design may have looked like, and the place of each in the stylistic sequence; most pertain to Moche V.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Artifact and archive collections
Dating methods in archaeology
Ceramic technology
Visual arts
Chronologies and culture sequences
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
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
1983-1987
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)
Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru
NotesAdditional notes
Donna McClelland
For bibliographic references see document 27: Donnan (1997, Bibliography)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86061112
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Pacatnamú Site (Peru)