Book
From chiefdom to empire state: ceramic economy among the prehispanic Wanka of highland Peru
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 2001 • Pages:
By: Costin, Cathy Lynne.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation analyzes the relationship between the evolution of complex society and craft specialization. Costin suggests four parameters which characterize the organization of production which she defines in the text and identifies their underlying causes. These parameters are: the context of production (i.e., demand and control over the disposition of finished goods), the spatial organization of production (geographic distribution of resources and the nature of control over those resources), the constitution of production units (small kin-based or large workshop), and the intensity of specialization (part or full-time). These parameters are then applied to the organization of ceramic production among the prehispanic Wanka of Highland Peru, particularly the Wanka II period of 650-540 B.P.(1350-1460 A.D.), in which several chiefdoms developed, and the results are then compared and contrasted with the Wanka III period (650-540 B.P.) during which the Wanka were incorporated into the Inca (Inka) empire. 'Two complimentary data bases are examined to determine the organization of production and the intimately linked patterns of ceramic exchange among six Wanka communities. Direct evidence consists of tools and by products associated with manufacture. Indirect evidence consists of the amount of standardization in technology and raw materials' (p. xxi). Because Wanka III lies outside the time range of this file unit, exclusive data on this period have not been indexed for OCM categories in this document.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Experimental data
- Ceramic technology
- General tools
- Utensils
- Production and supply
- Internal trade
- External trade
- Visual arts
- Classes
- Social relationships and groups
- Typologies and classifications
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Andean Regional States
- 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
- Book
- 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
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1977-1979, 1982-1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1000-540 BP (1000-1460 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Upper Mantaro and Yanamarca Valley regions, central highlands, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Cathy Lynne Costin
- UM 8621048
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-563)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities