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The Middle Horizon as viewed from Moche Valley
chan chan: andean desert city • Albuquerque • Published In 2010 • Pages: 321-331
By: Mackey, Carol J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Archaeological evidence is reviewed to test the premise that the Huari (Wari) tradition influenced the Moche and Chimu traditions in the Moche Valley. Influences from the north coast of Peru are also explored. No Huari influence is found for the introduction of urbanism, columnar construction of adobe bricks, or large walled enclosures; these changes predate the Huari. Slight Huari influence can be seen in the adaptation of a flexed burial position and some Red, White, Black ceramic designs, even though no Huari religious themes are included. These influences probably arrived after the abandonment of the highland Huari capital. Instead, major influences came from the far north coast as seen in myths, legends, and the [i]audiencia[/i].
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Comparative evidence
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Burial practices and funerals
- Ceramic technology
- Mythology
- Public structures
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chimu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1400-1000 BP (AD 600-1000)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Trujillo province (Moche Valley), La Libertad, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Carol J. Mackey
- For bibliographical references see document 18:[Moseley and Day] (2010, References)
- Reprint of 1982 copy
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 80054567
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chanchán (Peru)