A New Type of Architectural Model: Implications for the Development of Huari

ISBELL, WILLIAM H.; DOI, MASAKI; LEONI, JUAN BAUTISTA

Washington, D.C., EEUU

Conferencia; 24th Annual Meetings of the Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory, American University, Washington DC, October 28-30th.; 2005

American University, Washington DC

Models representing built environments, sometimes with people engaged in social activates, have become a significant source of information about the past of certain Andean cultures. This paper presents information about models from Ayacucho, suggesting the existence of a new type based on three examples belonging to the end of the Early Intermediate Period and beginning of the Middle Horizon.  This new type is described, as we also explore its relevance for understanding changes in settlement form, social identity, and political organization during early phases in the development of the Huari polity.