Special Studies
The Pre-Chavín Stone Sculpture of Casma and Pacopampa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11073053 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard L Burger (0000-0002-0664-0645, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 478-485 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/jfa.1989.16.4.478 |
| OpenAlex | W1992137092 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
In a recent article, “Early Carving From Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke, Casma Valley, Peru,” Thomas Pozorski and Shelia Pozorski (Journal of Field Archaeology 15 [1988] 114–119) describe an important stone sculpture discovered in their 1987 excavations of Huaca A at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke, Casma Valley, Peru. They argued that it was the oldest securely-dated sculpture in Peru based on a radiocarbon date of 1565 b.c. (unrecalibrated), and deemed it unique on the basis of comparisons with the corpus of early stone sculptures from Peru. The dual purpose of this short contribution is to: 1) suggest that on the basis of radiocarbon measurements available it cannot be demonstrated that the Huaca A sculpture is older than the hundreds of stone sculptures from Cerro Sechin in Casma; and 2) draw attention to some intriguing similarities between the Huaca A sculpture and a stone carving from Pacopampa in the Chotano Valley of the Peruvian highlands. These two points highlight the inadequacy of our understanding of the origins of stone sculpture in Peru
Archaeology · Art · Carving · Geography · Radiocarbon dating · Sculpture · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
Hohokam and Patayan
Radiocarbon dating and the “old wood” problem
An Early Stone Carving from Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke, Casma Valley, Peru
Recent Excavations at Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke, a Complex Initial Period Site in Peru
Working with Radiocarbon Dates
The Reliability of Archaeologic Interpretation of 14 C Dates
Discovery of the Chavín Culture in Peru
Additional Stone Carving from the North Highlands of Peru
The Problem of Dating Certain Stone-Faced, Stepped Pyramids on the North Coast of Peru
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2017 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |