THE USHNU OF HUÁNUCO PAMPA: INCA CEREMONIAL PLATFORM AS A PLACE OF LIBATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE-RELIGIOUS CENTER PLANNING IN CENTRAL ANDES

The proposal in this article is, that the architectural components of the ushnu platform of Huánuco Pampa are spatially associated with the surrounding landscape and that libation rituals were the most important public activity, of this mode, this platform, was built at the center of this settlement...

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Autor: Pino Matos, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12400
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/Arqueo/article/view/12400
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inca society
ushnu platform
settlement planning
ritual libations.
sociedad inca
plataforma ushnu
planificación de asentamientos
libaciones rituales.
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Sumario:The proposal in this article is, that the architectural components of the ushnu platform of Huánuco Pampa are spatially associated with the surrounding landscape and that libation rituals were the most important public activity, of this mode, this platform, was built at the center of this settlement and served as planning principle of the Inca administrative-religious center of Huánuco Pampa.