book chapter
The Wari Empire: A.D. 700-1100
peoples and cultures of ancient Peru • Washington • Published In 1974 • Pages: 150-177, 237-244
By: Lumbreras, Luis Guillermo, Meggers, Betty J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Lumbreras discusses the different ceramic styles from various sites around the Huari Empire. He also discusses some of the architecture and statues from the Huari site. Based on the influence of the Huari style on local ceramics he traces a history of Huari expansion in the central Andes and coastal region. The article includes good photographs of pottery and buildings.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ceramic technology
- Masonry
- Miscellaneous structures
- Settlement patterns
- Visual arts
- 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
- book chapter
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 700-1100
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Central Andes and Coastal Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Luis G. Lumbreras. Translated by Betty J. Meggers
- Translation of: [De los pueblos, las culturas y las artes del antiguo Peru]
- The original Spanish text is not included
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74002104
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities--Peru