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

Authors

  • José Luis Pino Matos Miembro del ICOMOS y del Programa de Estudios Andinos, PCUP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2013n26.e12400

Keywords:

Inca society, ushnu platform, settlement planning, ritual libations.

Abstract

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.

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Published

2013-12-30

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Section

ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES

How to Cite

THE USHNU OF HUÁNUCO PAMPA: INCA CEREMONIAL PLATFORM AS A PLACE OF LIBATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE-RELIGIOUS CENTER PLANNING IN CENTRAL ANDES. (2013). Arqueología Y Sociedad, 26, 249-264. https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2013n26.e12400