ANTH 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Rammed Earth, Platform Mound, Camelid
18 Dec 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Kolata, alan and carlos ponce sangin s 1992. Idea of tiwanaku as primarily a ceremonial center and how structures became imbued with layers of meaning over time and provided insight into cosmology. Kolata and sangines" articles conform to wheatley"s idea of ceremonial centers. Began as small village and remained thus for centuries until 300 a. d. when it transformed into an important ceremonial centre. Marked by the construction of first monumental structures, semi-subterranean temple and kalasasaya. Interior walls of semi-subterranean temple have anthropomorphic heads intended to evoke ancient founding ancestors. Major episode of transformation marked by gigantic increase of urban population. Transformations in central monumental district meaning in kalasasaya and semi- subterranean temple. Akapana is built to emulate sacred mountains. Akapana is center of universe/an axis mundi conduit of communication between spheres of supernatural. Human being crouched but dressed in head and skin of feline with female in between hands.
