essay

Structure and function at the planned site of Azangaro: cautionary notes for the model of Huari as a centralized secular state

huari administrative structure : prehistoric monumental architecture and state government • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 165-197

By: Anders, Martha B., d. 1990.

Abstract

Anders examines Azangaro architecture for insights into Huari administrative character and organization. Azangaro is a planned Huari installation in the Huanta Valley, 15 km northwest of Huari. The Huanta Valley is considered the breadbasket of the Ayachuco Basin and an important crossroads. Anders identifies two architectural styles, regular and irregular. The regular, or planned, installation covers 7.8 hectares and is divided into three sections. The North Sector is typically Huari with long, narrow rooms, framing open courtyards. The Central Sector contains forty rows of narrow, conjoined rooms with corridors in between, which Anders infers are quarters for MIT'A laborers. The South Sector has regular structures similar to those in the North Sector and irregular structures. The irregular structures include two layouts: multiple rooms facing a patio (Complex III) and single room structures (Complexes I and II), which Anders believes are the residences of two local lords. She concludes that Azangaro is a calendrical/ceremonial center built to legitimize state authority and reaffirm the reciprocal relationship between the center and region.

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

South America

Sub Region

Central Andes

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 2002

Field Date

1978-1980

Coverage Date

700-900 (Middle Horizon Epoch 2)

Coverage Place

Azangaro, Ayacucho Basin , Peru

Notes

Martha B. Anders

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197)

LCCN

89023354

LCSH

Indians of South America--Antiquities--Peru