Determining Site Function
A North Peruvian Coastal Example
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2567258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert R Kautz (corresponding author), Richard W Keatinge |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-97 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/279464 |
| OpenAlex | W2328707201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 13 |
It has long been recognized that certain macro and microanalyses of soil and midden constituents can aid archaeologists in determining the strategy and evolution of subsistence activities as well as in dealing with questions of site function and intra-site variability. Applied to the site of Medaños la Joyada (El 102) located in the Moche valley on the north coast of Peru, these techniques: (1) shed light on a subsistence strategy characterized by plant cultivation and the exploitation of marine resources found associated with the phenomena referred to as 'sunken gardens' (Parsons 1968; Rowe 1969; Moseley 1969; Parsons and Psuty 1975); (2) provide comparative information for the data collected by Parsons and Psuty (1975) in their excavation of sunken garden sites located in the Chilca valley on the central coast of Peru; and (3) call into question the utility of the 'small site methodology' as outlined by Moseley and Mackey (1972
Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Excavation · Geography · Midden · ROWE · Subsistence agriculture · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2026 (48) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |