essay

Huari and Huamachuco

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

By: Topic, John R..

Abstract

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).

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

1981-1984, 1988

Coverage Date

Middle Horizon 1500 BP-1300 BP (Middle Horizon 500 A.D.-700 A.D.)

Coverage Place

Huamachuco area; Peru

Notes

John R. Topic

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-164)

LCCN

89023354

LCSH

Indians of South America--Antiquities--Peru