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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Author: Pino Matos, José Luis
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12400
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/Arqueo/article/view/12400
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Inca society
ushnu platform
settlement planning
ritual libations.
sociedad inca
plataforma ushnu
planificación de asentamientos
libaciones rituales.
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Summary: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.