The Huánuco Pampa Archaeological Project. Volume 1, The plaza and palace complex

Morris, Craig; Covey, R. Alan; Stein, Pat H.

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“…Let us begin with the model of aklla or mamakuna who were supplied with maize and wool by the Inca state in order to produce textiles and chicha in the akllawasi or "house of the chosen women" (Cobo 1956(Cobo [1653: 232-233; Morris 1979: 28; Murra 1980: 171-172). This model has been shown to fit Huánuco Pampa, an installation built by the Inca along their royal road (Morris 1979(Morris , 1982, where Morris and Thompson (1985: 70) noted the juxtaposition of large jars, maize-grinding stones, and numerous spinning and weaving tools (Morris et al 2011). Our second model involves men who became specialists in producing beer for large-scale elite hospitality (Rostworowski de Diez Canseco 1977: 241).…”

Section: Which Model Fits Cerro Azul?mentioning

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Barcoding spindles and decorating whorls: How weavers marked their property at Cerro Azul, Peru

Marcus

2016

Ñawpa Pacha

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Section: Which Model Fits Cerro Azul?mentioning

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Barcoding spindles and decorating whorls: How weavers marked their property at Cerro Azul, Peru

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2016

Ñawpa Pacha

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“…Many kallankas open onto plazas that could hold large crowds, and Colonial writers describe the role of processions and plaza performances in Inca political and ritual life [5,6]. The Haucaypata plaza at the Inca capital, Cuzco, was used for municipal and imperial ceremonies that gathered thousands of participants, while smaller plazas in nearby palace compounds served complementary functions [7].…”

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“…Initial archaeological investigations and consolidation began at Huánuco Pampa in the 1960s, and Morris extended the preliminary work through mapping ( Fig. 2) and widespread excavations [6]. More recently, archaeologists from Peru's Ministerio de Cultura have carried out new investigations, and in 2014 the site was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List as one of 273 properties exemplifying the Inca road system, Qhapaq Ñan.…”

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“…1 Acoustical survey around the central platform at Huánuco Pampa: one of five sound sources used in the survey, a Strombus pututu (conch horn), performed from eastern platform-top niche (survey point "S2"); recorded using tripod-mounted audio recorder with GPS device on plaza ground; sound-level metering and photo/ video documentation equipment not shown accessways between the buildings granted access to outer parts of the site and connected with the main imperial highway. At the center of the 19 ha plaza, the Incas built a large rectangular platform (32.5 × 48 m), faced with blocks of finely cut stone-the aesthetic signature of the imperial heartland [6]. Rising 4.5 m above the gently sloping plaza level, the platform served as a special gathering space within the vast plaza.…”

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The Huánuco Pampa acoustical field survey: an efficient, comparative archaeoacoustical method for studying sonic communication dynamics

2018

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The 2015 acoustical field survey on and around the central plaza platform ("ushnu") at the Inca administrative complex of Huánuco Pampa advances understanding of Inca communication dynamics and innovates archaeoacoustical methodologies. We detail here a new archaeoacoustics method that cross-compares a sequence of human-performed sound sources along with a standard electronic acoustical test signal across survey points. This efficient and rigorous archaeological experiment produced extensible data and observations regarding Inca-designed site sonics and multi-directional communication dynamics. Our experiment design combines ecologically valid acoustical measurements with subjective researcher-observer data to chart sound transmission and reception of different classes of sound-producers, enabling the identification of environmental contingencies, and the estimation of site acoustical features. Calibrated, multiply repeated sonic test signals were measured from a strategically chosen set of geo-located and photo-documented source and receiver locations in absolute, relative, and subjective terms, simultaneously for each source-receiver pair. This method offers a systematic and comprehensive understanding of site-specific sonic dynamics via in-field observations and data recording, frequency-range comparison across test signals, attention to acoustical metrics and psychoacoustical precedents, and emphasis on practical repeatability for a range of archaeologically relevant sound sources. Our study posits the central platform at Huánuco Pampa as a strategic point for Inca elites to both observe and influence activities across the site, a finding extensible to other such platforms. The prominent architectural platform would serve as a tool for multi-directional communication, as well as to facilitate messaging about elite presence and imperial identity through the projection of sonic-visual displays. Beyond producing data about Huánuco Pampa and Inca architecture, our case-study implementation of this new method demonstrates an efficient and systematic approach to tracing the acoustical contingencies of architectural materials in archaeological contexts.

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“…Las plazas Inka han sido definidas, en líneas generales, como grandes espacios abiertos delimitados por muros independientes y/o por las fachadas de las estructuras adyacentes. Independientemente de que se hayan documentado superficies que abarcan desde 19,2 ha (ver Morris et al 2011 para Huánuco Pampa) hasta 0,1 ha (ver Leibowicz 2012 para La Huerta, quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina), a menudo ocupan una posición central respecto del asentamiento y están relacionadas con arquitectura pública y de poder (Hyslop 1990;Morris y Covey 2003;Niles 1999). Más allá de su variabilidad formal, su importancia nuclear en la participación imperial y provincial y las actividades que allí se llevaban a cabo ha sido ampliamente documentada.…”

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Arquitectura Y Paisaje Sonoro De Un Asentamiento Inka en El Noroeste Argentino

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Este artículo presenta nuevos datos e interpretaciones respecto del modo en que los Inkas utilizaron la arquitectura para manipular las experiencias somáticas de las comunidades que habitaban el valle Calchaquí Norte (Salta, Argentina) a partir del control de su participación en espacios ritualizados. En esta línea, nos focalizaremos en las experiencias disímiles que estos espacios promovieron, ya sea a partir del estímulo de ciertas modalidades sensoriales sobre otras o mediante la secuenciación e intensidad con las que ellas intervinieron. Recientemente, y en respuesta al ocularcentrismo predominante en esta clase de investigaciones, se ha planteado la necesidad de integrar sentidos adicionales a la vista y avanzar hacia paisajes sonoros. Este trabajo expone la permeabilidad visual y las propiedades acústicas de la plaza de un pequeño asentamiento predominantemente Inka a partir de ensayos experimentales in situ y el modelado tridimensional de la arquitectura y de la dispersión de vectores de sonido. Propondremos que una cuidadosa planificación destinada a espacializar grupos y prácticas no se circunscribió a habilitar e inhibir selectivamente la accesibilidad visual a la plaza, sino que además utilizó la accesibilidad auditiva para crear diferentes experiencias entre sus visitantes.Palabras claves: conquista Inka, espacialidad, arquitectura, paisajes sonoros. Numerosos estudios sobre contacto cultural y colonialismo han examinado el modo en que los colonizadores emplean materialidades y espacialidades para estructurar prácticas, desarticular y rearticular interacciones interpersonales, y promover la difusión e internalización de una cosmovisión hegemónica (Alcock et al. 2001;Cosgrove 2008; Morris y Scheidel 2009). Ciertos espacios y eventos en particular, como las ceremonias públicas, constituyen arenas esenciales para la transmisión de narrativas transformativas. En ellas, las multiplicidades se hacen manifiestas, las identidades se transforman y reafirman, y los sujetos incorporan un nuevo estrato a su biografía experiencial, adicional al compendio de acciones cotidianas que involucran a la vida ordinaria de una comunidad (Connerton 1989;Harvey 1994). This article presents new data and interpretations on how Inka representatives utilized the architecture of ritualized spaces to manipulate local communities' somatic experiences. In an attempt to overcome the prevailing ocularcentrism among this line of inquiry, it has been suggested that additional senses should be considered, and some scholars have begun to advance towards the study of ancient soundscapes. This article will focus on the plaza of an Inka settlement located in the NorthPor supuesto, las ceremonias públicas necesitan de un soporte material, espacial, y performativo a partir del cual articular su inteligibilidad, guiando y canalizando las experiencias de sus participantes. La arquitectura, uno de los principales correlatos materiales respecto de la temporalidad y espacialidad del habitar, puede y suele ser utilizada para cooptar el despliegue p...

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The Huánuco Pampa Archaeological Project. Volume 1, The plaza and palace complex

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

Barcoding spindles and decorating whorls: How weavers marked their property at Cerro Azul, Peru

Barcoding spindles and decorating whorls: How weavers marked their property at Cerro Azul, Peru

The Huánuco Pampa acoustical field survey: an efficient, comparative archaeoacoustical method for studying sonic communication dynamics

Arquitectura Y Paisaje Sonoro De Un Asentamiento Inka en El Noroeste Argentino

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