ANTH 2050 : Anthropology FINAL EXAM
Document Summary
Peru: rich sea business, concentration of few animals suited for domestication (mostly beyond upper threshold of agriculture, altitudinal zonation. Coastal andes: cold humboldt current in tropical environment; two main effects, 1-richest sea biomass in western hemisphere, 2-dry dessert coast. Preceramic period: mostly small fishing villages, but some sites with monumental architecture, el paraiso, chillon valley, chinchorro mummies (5000-3000 bc) Preceramic social structure: robert feldman at aspero, evidence of social differentiation, dedicatory offerings, high status burial of infant, trade goods, architecture. Large valley system: ritual life: sunken courts vs. music. Preceramic in the highlands: homogenous throughout the highlands, small rectangular chambers, central hearth, ritual burning of offerings. 2000-1000 bc: heavy reliance on irrigation agriculture, debated sociopolitical organization, u-shaped tradition of north central coast of peru, cardal, lurin valley (ca. 1300-900 bc: anthropomorphic effigy from mina perdida, lurin valley, sechin alto, casma (ca.
