essay
Spatial patterning and the function of a Huari architectural compound
investigations of the andean past : papers from the first annual northeast conference on andean archaeology and ethnohistory • Ithaca, N.Y. • Published In 1983 • Pages: 122-135
By: Brewster-Wray, Christine C..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a report on a quarter-of-a-hectare compound, called the Moraduchayuc sector, which lies in the center of the architectural core of the Huari site. The compound is divided into room clusters, or 'cells,' with limited access between clusters. There are two types of rooms: large, unroofed courtyards and long, narrow, multiple-room 'corridors.' A large platform occupies one corner of the site. There is little evidence of domestic activity except for food storage and dinning. This evidence along with the administrative style of architecture suggest an administrative function. The compound was built during the time of Huari expansion when administrative needs increased.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Refuse disposal and sanitary facilities
- Public structures
- Architecture
- Status, role, and prestige
- Functional specialization areas
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Huari
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1977, 1979-81
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Middle Horizon 1B
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Moraduchayuc sector, Huari, Ayacucho Department, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Christine C. Brewster-Wray
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 135)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88111729
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities--Peru