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Huari and Huamachuco

huari administrative structure : prehistoric monumental architecture and state governmentWashington, D.C.Published In 1991 • Pages: 141-164

By: Topic, John R..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Topic 'examines the relationship between Huari and Huamachuco by focusing … on four sites: Viracochapampa, Marca Huamachuco, Cerro Amaru, and Cerro Sazon.' (page 141). Viracochapampa is a planned site that was never finished. Through analysis of the architecture Topic is able to show Huari derived some of it's architectural styles from the Huamachuco tradition. Topic also calculates the amount of labor that probably was needed to construct the Huari sites in the area. He concludes the labor demands Huari made on Huamachuco local labor were not high. Topic's paper '… shows that Marca Huamachuco exercised power continuously before, during, and after the Huari presence in Huamachuco…. [And that] Viracochapampa is not a totally intrusive site type; the principal building types and some of the planning concepts derive logically from Marca Huamachucno and Cerro Sazon…. The current evidence supports a much more balanced relationship between Huari and Huamachuco. It also emphasizes two particular facets of that relationship; trade and religion.' (page 161-162).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Construction
Masonry
Architecture
Building interiors and arrangement
Settlement patterns
Chronologies and culture sequences
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
1981-1984, 1988
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Middle Horizon 1500 BP-1300 BP (Middle Horizon 500 A.D.-700 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Huamachuco area; Peru
NotesAdditional notes
John R. Topic
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-164)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
89023354
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of South America--Antiquities--Peru