essay
Investigations at the Pikillacta site: a provincial Huari center in the Valley of Cuzco
huari administrative structure : prehistoric monumental architecture and state government • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 93-119
By: McEwan, Gordon Francis.
Abstract
McEwan provides a detailed overview of the site of Pikillacta, especially its architectural components. Through his research at Pikillacta he is able to break down the architecture into three basic elements which combine to form five basic structural types. McEwan also shows that this site was not used as a storage center as many had thought, but instead its main functions were residential and ceremonial. The site also seems to contain administrative centers, ceremonial sites, and an additional residential area for, perhaps, a military garrison or a corvee labor detachment. In some parts of the site access was controlled and in all parts of the site traffic circulation and navigation are still a bit of a mystery.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2002
- Field Date
- 1979 and 1982
- Coverage Date
- Middle Horizon; 1460 BP-1100 BP (Middle Horizon; 540 A.D.-900 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- site of Pikillacta; Lucre Basin, Peru
- Notes
- Gordon F. McEwan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-119)
- LCCN
- 89023354
- LCSH
- Indians of South America--Antiquities--Peru