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Changing settlement patterns in the upper Mantaro Valley, Peru
Journal of new world archaeology • 4 (1) • Published In 1980 • Pages: 1-49
By: Earle, Timothy K., D'Altroy, Terence N., LeBlanc, Catherine J., Hastorf, Christine Ann, LeVine, Terry Y..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a preliminary report of the Upper Mantaro Archaeological Research Project (UMARP). The first chapter is an introduction to UMARP, which has as its objective a study of economic and sociopolitical change in the late prehispanic periods in the Central highlands of Peru. Chapter two is a description of the environmental zones of the valley. Chapter three describes the prehistoric subsistence practices based on archaeological findings and a modern-day land-use study. The authors classify eight land-use zones, which are based on topography: lakebed, bottomland, and upland; agricultural techniques: intensive, extensive, wet, and dry; and pastureland. Chapter four is a report on four Late Intermediate Period settlement sites in the Yanamarca Valley, occupied by the Huanca people. The researchers refined the classification of ceramic types and sequences and identified an early and late phase of the Late Intermediate Period, based on settlement patterns. The Late Phase saw an increase in community size and a shift to fortified hilltop locations. The last chapter is a discussion of Inca expansion into the region and the Late Intermediate Period/Late Horizon transition,which is outside the time period of this file. .
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Ceramic technology
- Architecture
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- article
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1977-1979
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1000-1460
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yanamarca Valley, Jauja District, Junín Province, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Timothy K. Earle, Terence N. D'Altroy, Catherine J. LeBlanc, Christine A. Hastorf, Terry Y. LeVine
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-49)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77641928
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities