Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»

Various monumental architectonic structures from the site of El Silencio in the middle valley of Santa are recognized as a part of the «Mito Tradition» defined for areas of the central highlands. Due to its geographic location, El Silencio represents the most north-west site of the Central Andes bel...

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Main Author: María Montoya Vera
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Institut Français d'Études Andines 2007-07-01
Series:Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/3795
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description Various monumental architectonic structures from the site of El Silencio in the middle valley of Santa are recognized as a part of the «Mito Tradition» defined for areas of the central highlands. Due to its geographic location, El Silencio represents the most north-west site of the Central Andes belong to this tradition. The architectonic correspondence of two buildings of the same tradition located on this site is demonstrated. This site proves that questions still remain about the understanding of the Andean social development within this period, particularly considering the presence of a deep sunken circular courtyard, a feature usually considered as belonging to a coastal tradition. Thus, the site El Silencio shares both the highland and coastal tradition.
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spelling doaj.art-ad718ecb4f314d0e810a2b437913ad822024-02-14T16:32:28ZspaInstitut Français d'Études AndinesBulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines0303-74952076-58272007-07-013619922010.4000/bifea.3795Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»María Montoya VeraVarious monumental architectonic structures from the site of El Silencio in the middle valley of Santa are recognized as a part of the «Mito Tradition» defined for areas of the central highlands. Due to its geographic location, El Silencio represents the most north-west site of the Central Andes belong to this tradition. The architectonic correspondence of two buildings of the same tradition located on this site is demonstrated. This site proves that questions still remain about the understanding of the Andean social development within this period, particularly considering the presence of a deep sunken circular courtyard, a feature usually considered as belonging to a coastal tradition. Thus, the site El Silencio shares both the highland and coastal tradition.https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/3795«Mito Tradition»El SilencioSanta middle valleyarchitectonic structuresCentral Andes
spellingShingle María Montoya Vera
Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»
Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines
«Mito Tradition»
El Silencio
Santa middle valley
architectonic structures
Central Andes
title Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»
title_full Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»
title_fullStr Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»
title_full_unstemmed Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»
title_short Arquitectura de la «Tradición Mito» en el valle medio del Santa: sitio «El Silencio»
title_sort arquitectura de la tradicion mito en el valle medio del santa sitio el silencio
topic «Mito Tradition»
El Silencio
Santa middle valley
architectonic structures
Central Andes
url https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/3795
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