essay
Cheqo Wasi, Huari
huari administrative structure : prehistoric monumental architecture and state government • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 55-69
By: Benavides Calle, Mario.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Benavides describes architecture and some of the findings (miniatures, human femur lamps, etc.) from the section of Huari known as Cheqo Wasi. Benavides proposes, '… the central structure at Cheqo Wasi was devoted to a cult of the dead … this structure is virtually surrounded by complexes of funerary chambers.' (page 68).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Masonry
- Architecture
- Building interiors and arrangement
- General tools
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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.
- 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 ; 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
- Middle Horizon
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- site of Huari; Ayacucho basin; Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Mario Benavides C.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 69)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89023354
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities--Peru