eHRAF Archaeology: Inka of Peru
The Inka tradition extends from 800 to 400 BP. The original Inka homeland was the Cuzco valley of south-central Peru, but the Inka Empire eventually extended along the Andes from Columbia to northern Argentina and…
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Mats and Basketry…one of over 700 OCM Subjects
In the eHRAF World Cultures and Archaeology databases you’ll find collected ethnographic and archaeological texts, subject indexed at the page and paragraph-level. The 3-digit subjects, also called OCMs, are based on the Outline of Cultural…
Hunter-gatherers in eHRAF Databases
Now you don’t have to figure out anymore which cultures in eHRAF are hunter-gatherers. We’ve done this for you by assigning each culture with a subsistence type. After performing a Basic or Advanced Search either…
Adena, an Eastern Woodland Tradition
The prehistoric culture complex known as Adena extends from 2600 to 1900 BP. It is found in the central Ohio River valley and adjacent regions of the United States. Adena was a mortuary cult…
An Ethnohistory of the Roman Empire
The Imperial Romans period ranges over a time span of nearly 500 years, from 27 BC to 476 AD, with a primary focus on the city of Rome, and secondarily on the Roman Empire at…
Water Transport: Indexed and Searchable Subject
“Water transport” is one of the many subjects that can be used to search for concepts, rather than keywords, in the paragraphs and pages of ethnographic and archaeological texts of eHRAF World Cultures and Archaeology.…
Burial Practices and Funerals
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on the cultural attitude toward the dead; mortuary toilet; preservative techniques (e.g., embalming, desiccation, mummification); determination of time, place, and mode of burial; interval between death and; vigils and wakes; place…
Childhood Activities: An Indexed & Searchable Subject in the eHRAF databases
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on children’s including children’s play and work; imitative activities (e.g., make-believe); habits of rest and sleep; children’s play groups, cliques, and gangs; quarreling and fighting; children’s explorations and haunts; tasks…
Status and Treatment of the Aged
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on cultural definition and explanations of old age; idealized and derogatory evaluations of old age; conception of the ideal old man and old woman; symbols and synonyms for age and…