monuments complexity intermediate area 2012
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Early New World
Monumentality
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9
Monumental Architecture and Social
Complexity in the Intermediate Area
. effrey Frost n effrey iter
g m a El Salvad ad Hdua hugh Ncaagua,
Ca Rca, Paama, ad Clmba wll kw gldwk ad a a
c hghl dvlpd chdm c. Bu huld b quall -
wd xv ad mpv lag-cal cuc. h
amla wh h g h ma cm a up. Bu hughu h
Imda Aa, p-Hpac ppl cd mpv ucu adxvl mdd ladcap, cag xv bul vm
mumal pp. Cdabl vaabl p h c-
uc, bu h a ma mla, a al cc pa-
, ad cmmal wh h Nw Wld achcual ad.
I h chap w a vw h al au mumal
achcu ad cal cmplx h Imda Aa. W wll bg
b b vwg h aual ad culual ladcap h g ad
h p-Hpac chlg. wll b llwd b m gal -mak h u mumal achcu.
TeIntermediateArea
Imda Aa l bw h w hgh culu aa M-
amca h h ad h Cal Ad h uh. w a
a umb publca (Sh 1992; Hp ad ca Z. 2003) ha
vw h llcual pahwa llwd cagz h aa a a cd-a cmpad h w ucla g. O c uch
a judgm h uppd abc lag-cal cpa achcu
cmpaabl cal h achcu h Maa Ica, xampl.
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232 R. J ad J Qul
T h gav c ca b addd h lack a-lvl plcal -
m. bad galza vlk h pc makabl ad
mpv dav cculual dv, plcal cmplx, ad
gg a. Idd, alm a whch h m ud,mumal achcu p h g.
hgh Ada a ad abllad ad h xv v -
m Clmba; h a, d, caal wlad h hma g;
ad h lavl d galad hw Ca Rca, amg ma
h mcg, a all h Imda Aa. A h m
Eupa cac, alg h ch ca Clumbu avld h la
vag (15021504), h wa cdabl vaabl cplcal
m h, m madc ppl cmplxl akd chdm c-. ppl had a cmm valu m pzg gld jwl,
alhugh h w dc pc m l cpp all
pducd d g. Gld bjc w xchagd v lag -
g, a a a Mamca, wh bh ppl ad bjc mvg hugh
h ladcap (Ck al. 2003), ad h p wa lkd -
c kwldg (Hlm 1979). Idd, h wdpad u gld bjc
ad h aca wh lgu ccp ad cal akg ma b
a makg a culual hz h Imda Aa a a whl(Qul 2003), m abu 700 cac.
I add al dald accu Imda Aa culu a
h m Eupa cac, g vdc x culual c-
u m ph h hc a. I ma g, Eupa
bal pad mad l m ad d ad -
m vall, ad av ppl ad bu uvvd. Taa C-
lmba a a xampl h; g vdc ugg ha h p
a cuum m phc m (Ba 2003; Rchl-Dlma 1951).A w mv m h hlgcal p h hhc pa dp
ph, hwv, vw h pa quckl bcm bcud. A
cmba d vga much h g, p pva
gac ma, ad lavl ll ach cmpad ha d
h aa ha uld lavl p kwldg ac ppl
h g bd a w hudd a a m p h Eupa
cu.
Chlg h Imda Aa va cdabl, c-g lg pd, mm chg v a mllum, uch a
La Maa (ca. 1500100 ) Ca Rca ad Eal Qumbaa (ca. 600
900 ) Clmba, wh ll dcabl chag wh hm. A
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Mumal Achcu ad Scal Cmplx h Imda Aa 233
h am m, hwv, c advac bh gc (Baa 1993,
1998) ad lguc ud (Cla Umaa 1995) dca ga aq-
u h huma ccupa h g, cludg h hmu, wh
Pal-Ida ccupa ma plac (Bd ad Ck 1978; Sak1978) ad h al vdc camc h Nw Wld Clmba,
cca 6000 (Oula-Cacd 1995). Alhugh m al a a al
wll chcld m plac, m pag d vlv chag
lhc, h duc camc, ad ubqu ad d cal
chag bad h w maal.
wa cdabl hg culual pa h I-
mda Aa, ad ma ubgal m a vdc, pcall
h cac a. ph, dv a mad b chla h ba dc u achalgcal vdc, cludg l gldwk,
camc ad, ad pa wkg, cludg h cavg
ad c au mlh acad wh ua c.
O a mac cal, a al cda h dc p h
d a dagal l ughl llwg h d h Talamaca Mu-
a Rag, ug m hw uha Ca Rca. Nh
h l ppl w ucd b ad pacpad Mamca pa-
, whl uh culu w wh h b gal Adapa. am g dcv lcal pa a h am m
ha p a gal uh, ad d accu chag hugh
m. d h-uh a w m dc la
ph; a al m, pag wa d wh m hmg-
Achac mav culu, xampl.
TeIntermediateAreaandtheMonumentalDilemma
dg whch Imda Aa lag-cal cuc huld b
cdd h cag mumal achcu a pall
dbaabl u. Whl ac cuc h Imda Aa g-
all lack h vcal mpv h -- cuc
Maa Ica mpl, xv mdca h ladcap ha -
cludd xpav hzal cuc plaza ad pa, ua
ad pl, mpl ad mb, ad mla au a cdabl
phca plag ad pdgu cucg wk ga cal ha a mpv achvm.
Whl achalg a ahplg dmad ha w ak c-culual
vw huma dav, w gl blv ha uch xc huld
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234 R. J ad J Qul
b d wh cau ad wh apppa cx. Cmpaav a-
m, uch a u lag-cal achcu, al m wll
bcau h achcu xacd m h lag culual cx
whch wa bul ad ud. Cdg h m mumal m c u cuc lag cal ad wh p-
cc cal-culual ma, u d cl ha ppd b
Tgg (1990). W d mumal cuc a wk mad b
huma a a cal ha xpall lag ha h ud quda
pup ad a m pa ha uqu a ad mad
a maal ha hav had ga amu g vd
hm uch a plhg, cavg, ad mla acv.
Whl w blv ha h d ma b u lwh, pac-ulal valuabl cdg mpv wk h Imda Aa.
Hwv, h d cu l uuual ad xcpal achc-
u ad h cuc. Such a d ca g ca whch
ma lag cuc w mad bu ad u a xcpal
cmpa h. I h wd, c whch v lag
cuc pjc ccud, phap lag paladd vllag, h
z w pld a gaph ad all h w clud lavl cl
gh wh ul a h lag d h gaph, ud u d,ha c wuld b ad hav mumal achcu.
I u d mumal vald, h w d cla w
apc h ubjc la cda h Imda Aa.
ha bcau h lavl ll amu ach cducd
h g ad h pcal gwh ha hb a dc
, w hav l ha a dal udadg h ag vaabl
ad cuc h g gal ad a pd
m. u, ha cul a cdd a cadda mum-al achcu ma h lg u b l xcpal ha h pl
m a la mgh ak lw a hach mumal
ha mgh b vuall dvlpd.
cd cda ha whl w hav lcd h llwg
ca ud a xampl mumal achcu, w wh mphaz
ha h w mpv cuc hughu h g a h m
h cac wh Eupa, ma whch w paculal
xcpal wh h Imda Aa. W mak h am palbcau w blv ha ma u cllagu ad h gal publc ma
ull appca h dg whch cmmu h Suh
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Mumal Achcu ad Scal Cmplx h Imda Aa 235
Amca ad h hmu w abl mahal lab cuc v
h quda kd.
OriginsofIntermediateAreaMonumentalConstructions
al dabl cuc h Imda Aa cpd
wh h la mav pd ( 300600), a m apd cal ad
chlgcal chag hughu Ca Rca ad Paama (Hp 2005,
11, 18). m cla dvlpm a chag lm pa, h
appaac lag achcual cuc, ad h dvlpm
mal ac du, whch cludd cavd clum, laba
ma, l-z culpu, ad jad pda.I dug h pd ha a pl l mgh hav dvlpd ha
pdd v ual c mua cmplx (Hp 2005, 1725).
Evdc h dvlpm paculal g uh Ca Rca
ad w Paama, wh achalg hav dd dz c-
mal mud . Bal, lcad w Paama, h b kw
ad m vl vgad la mav ad uqu
z ad achcual laba ad aac amblag.
cv a aa appxmal 30 hca (La, Sh, ad Rhal1975; Palumb 2009; Rhal 1980). Mahw Slg 1949 xcava
h cal z vald a lag plam mud 30 m b 50 m
wh a l-z culpu alg pm (Slg 1950).
culpu a huma m ad appa pa hachcal
la.
vau ad mpv al ppl h h I-
mda Aa h mav Pd w h uda la
dvlpm. Such dvlpm appa hav acclad bggm m cca 700 wh a u w da ad pacc dvlpd.
w mulad, pa, b uc m h Suh Amca
ad w acad wh h duc gldwkg chlg.
Schla gall ag ha gldwkg dud m h Suh
Amca h hmu g; pc clal dcad h
h Imda Aa aud 700 (Sak 2003). Alhugh h
cuc mud ad h wkg lag bjc wa pac-
cd b h m, h m hav b a damac ca uchacv ad a a l wh h appaac gld wkg.
I ma b gca ha h chag ccud wh a gal m
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236 R. J ad J Qul
pd wh maj culual ama w akg plac h Eal
ImdaEal Hz a h Cal Ad ad h La
Clac Pd Mamca, hugh xplaa uch pa a
cul mwha luv. p-700 u culual a maag m Suh Amca
wa m gl adpd uh h Ca Rca dv md
abv, alhugh h wa had ad a . Gldwkg wa ad-
pd wh gu h h Imda Aa, ad h valu pl-
hd g ad h mpcu dcld gcal a pg
gd. I appa aca wh h adp gld, h w g-
ca chag gaza, cal gaza, maal culu,
ad mua pacc. I pacula, h au mumal cuc- chagd damacall dug h pd. chag alg wh h
adp h u a dcud abv qu lkl wa d w
ccmc la.
Blw, w u w xampl mumal achcu ha a
dcv l h cal ad uqu qual bu al h
hugh wh whch h hav b achalgcall vgad
d lk m cll a h u mumal cuc h
Imda Aa. Guaab d Tualba ad h RvaPa dla Ra cmplx a bh wll-udd lag-cal cuc
h Imda Aa ad a bh mblmac h uqu au
uh Cal Amca mumal achcu ha hav l -
cl ad b dlad.
Guayabodeurrialba
Guaab d Tualba, ha calld Guaab, lcad aa alud 1100 m, appxmal klm ha h
md w Tualba, h Alac Wahd Ca Rca. Whl
chcall all h h d h MamcaSuh Amca d-
vdg l, culual pa w dcl Ca Rca. Whl had
m a la ph wh uh Ca Rca cmmu,
xhb lavl w cla Mamca uc.
A cal aa appxmal w hca ha b clad
pcal vga, xpg m ha 50 achcual au, -cludg mud, plaza, hu uda, a cal cauwa, ad h
cuc (gu 9.1). Expla aa ll ud h cap
ugg ha h ma m lag ha h aa cul xpd,
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Figure9
.1.Mapof
GuayabodeTurrialba.
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238 R. J ad J Qul
alhugh h m mpv achcual au appa b h
c z. Oud h z, whl m gca cuc ma
b p, uch a caal, lag hu, ad pa, h appa b a
gadual dmu h z cuc lcad ah awa mh c. I lkl ha h aa c dc, phap wh
mall lcal cmal pcc ha a wdl pacd a ububa--
ual quc whch h mu h Guaab cmplx clal
dd.
Ccula hu uda bw 10 ad 30 m dam a
lcad hughu h c ad h lp uudg hll.
lag uda, lcad a h c h , w cucd
mud up h m all (ca Zama 1979, 1980; Huadd Mdza 2004; T 2002). I add, vau pavd pa, pah,
p, ad h au a lcad h ha h cmplx.
O h m mpv au a h a cbbl cauwa
gh m wd ad 150 m lg, ug m h uha dg
h wad h cal mud cmplx. wa appal h p-
cpal acc h , ad wa mad mp. I a cad
a cal ax algg h , h cauwa, h c aa, ad h
mkg c h Tualba Vlca, whch wa lcad h dacbhd h cmplx (gu 9.2). T uh accua h mpac
h u, h am buda h cauwa akd b a pa
cagula -acd mud, ach 2.5 m hgh (Sucu 36 ad
37). mud ma hav vd a p a a mal ac
h , bu h ma al hav mpad a pcal aua Guaab,
a cagula ucu a xml a hughu h Imd-
a Aa. Achalg hav acd h cauwa klm ah
uha, hwv, wh d ah pa mud, ach vm dam. m h, val mall pah xd uwad
lk Guaab da (ca Zama 1980, 106). hw
d h cauwa ma wh Guaab a a cal cagula
plaza 30 m b 50 m. Excava wh h plaza pducd a wd
va aac, cludg l, agm camc,
culpu, ad pglph (T ad Ga 2002).
Lcad a h w d h ax ad w h plaza Mud 1.
A 28 m dam ad 2.76 m all lag mud a h ad c a ah c acd wh cbbl (gu 9.3).
Evdc ha b ud h pc a ccula ucu p
Mud 1 (ca Zama 1979). I llwd wdpad cv
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gu 9.2. Cauwa
a Guaab. Mud 1
h backgud ad
Tualba Vlca h
dac. (Ph b J.Qul).
gu 9.3. Mud 1 ad plaza/pl a Guaab d Tualba. (Ph b J. Qul.)
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Mumal Achcu ad Scal Cmplx h Imda Aa 241
Cal V. Hama (1901) h la h cu, bu uual
w dd. l h cmpa h g mla
Guaab ha ha b xvl hzall xcavad val h
pa achcu La Cabaa (Sak 1978, 1992). c aah c w adjac ccula mud, ach 10 m dam
ad l ha w m hgh, a ughl 17-m cbbl-md qua
plaza h mud, a mud hu ccl, ad a pavd cau-
wa ladg h plaza.
m h lavl pa ma avalabl appa ha lag-
cal cmplx Alac Ca Rca bw cca 500 1300
w bul ad ccupd b ch aml ad h llw. ad
ha cc Guaab wh h (ma whch a ukw) ug-g ha allac cludg phap ual lkd m gh.
Whh Guaab wa a xcpall lag xampl h kd
ch c, a cul appa b h ca, ca b ull kw
ul m wk d uch achcual cmplx.
RivasandthePantendelaReina
RvaPa d la Ra cmplx h ha c hGal Vall bw 840 ad 880 m abv a lvl h hll
h Talamaca Mua, wh h R Chp Pacc ad h R
Buava m m h R Gal. cmpud am h ul
w paa dga, Rva, a dal ad cmal
cmplx v ac, ad h Pa d la Ra mua cmplx
a adjac dg p. a pa a gl cmplx, hwv.
RvaPa d la Ra cmplx lcad wha cmml
d a h Suh Z Ca Rca, paad m h CalVall ad h Alac Wahd b h Talamaca Mua. R
Gal w uhwad, ad ac m ppl had cl wh
cmmu Paama; h p l ad dal ad cmal
achcu h w gup w mla, alhugh h w ub-
gal vaa.
Pa d la Ra wa dd h la 1800 b lcal
huaqueros (l) lkg gld, ad ud v damag a
gad a pua a h ch gld-bag cm uh- Cal Amca (Bzzl d Wll 1966; Lhp 1926; Pz-Zld
19071908; P 1892).
I h pd bw 900 ad 1300, RvaPa d la Ra wa
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242 R. J ad J Qul
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delPacfico
La Reina
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La Reina
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Platform Stairway PavementsRivas
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890m
900m
910m
930m920m
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0 50
Grid North
gu 9.4. Rva-Pa d la Ra .
a gl cmal-mua cmplx gal gcac (Qul
2004) (gu 9.4). Rva clud dl bul aa achcu cv-
g 30,000 qua m ad clud dwllg, amp, a, plaza,
da, wall, ad h achcual au dpd alg h hd ad
uh ac abv h w bak h R Chp Pacc (gu9.5). Rva abu h ba h 60-m-hgh dg h Pa d la
Ra, whch a lcad umu mb, ua achcu, ad
h au ha cv a aa 20,000 qua m.
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Mumal Achcu ad Scal Cmplx h Imda Aa 243
A Rva, ad cbbl ad buld w ud cuc a va
au. m pm a lag ccula hu g, mla
h dcbd abv a Guaab. O l cbbl wa uuall a-agd a ccl (bu m cmml w l m); h vd a
h uda whch pl culd b placd buld hachd ucu,
da d a ranchos. wa a pa-gal buldg chqu.
ughu h Rva , mulpl ccula uda bw 10 ad
30 m dam cd m a gl cguu xpa
achcu ha d llw a cla gazaal pla a vw. I
clud ucu ad h achcual au vag z, hap,
ad cuc chqu. Each ucu cc wh ghbgucu ha a jd b wall, p, da, h au,
makg dcul clal d h pc buda a dvdual
ucu.
gu 9.5. Sucu uda ad acad achcu a Rva. (Ph b J.
Qul.)
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244 R. J ad J Qul
Sm h lag ccula ucu xhb upgh a gu-
la val aud h pm, phap uda wd p
ha uppd . M ccl had mav quadagula add
d. A Rva, h pch vaabl ac w, wad h Pad la Ra.
Gall mla pa cuc ad dbu u
mad dcul da acv c, whch w v-
dc b h aagm achcual au. h
ucu, bh lag ad mall, ldd w au aac. D
accumula hd wh w ma chppd ad gud
l w ud p ad mmdal adjac bud cbbl g,
ad l h am aa w dak ad gacall ch, uggg haubaal mdd had b dpd h.
N all ranchos lkl w dc w all cbbl ccl d.
Sm pac appa hav b ud ad ma hav vd a cu-
ad plaza had b mulpl ucu. Wh m h ucu
wa a la bgh ddh-ag l, h w clal dd c-
cupa uac a h . ppad uac ugg ha h uc-
u ma hav b a publc pac dac, cm, h publc
pmac, wh h bgh l ud hlp ca a clul ad vu-all plag plam whch pm.
I cmpa Guaab, h wa ll vcal cuc a R-
va, wh h hgh adg wall w l ha w m hgh.
buld ulzd ad mdd aual au uch a ck ucppg,
alluval ac, ad chag pgaph gv h cuc a
vcal dm. uh vcal da wa pvdd b lg
aw dg Plc gavl, kw a ballenas, whch ml u
paalll h gal dc h ac. I ma plac aual w cmbd wh huma-mad cuc pduc cauwa-lk
au ad awa.
Excava dd vdc w cuc pha. A lw c-
uc pha acad wh umu camc aac ad ga-
call ch l wa vlad wh a l la ddh-ag la
appxmal 30 cm hck (Qul 2004, 53, 70). lcal am
h piedra muerta (dad ck), amd h mall agm
havl wahd ck ca. Piedra muerta ud h vac wh h Rva lcad, bu h pdma l p
h uudg hll, cludg h aa h Pa d la Ra. I
m hapiedra muerta wa bugh bu al achcu ad
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Mumal Achcu ad Scal Cmplx h Imda Aa 245
ll lw aa d cuc a lvl ba h cd pha
achcu. I dcul chaacz hw h la pha d m
h al pha bcau w w abl xp l mall c h
lw lvl. I d m ha h upp achcu wa cucd a lag cal ha h lw ad ha cpd wh h pch-lk
add d wad h Pa d la Ra. Elwh a h ,
m ucu appad hav b paall dambld, phap
ba buldg maal w cuc. Radcab da d-
ca a-cmpa h w buldg pha, uggg ha h
ll ad cd buldg pha ccud dug a lavl h pd
m.
A lkd achcual au wa h c mpa acv- a Rva. O h w d h a lag ccula ucu wh
pa lcad mmdal blw h hgh ac a h , whch
hapl a hgh h m. O h ac, cl dg, w
dd w paall dc pavm. Alhugh h au
dd cv gav, h hap ad z h pavm pd g
paalll cm pavm. uhm, h pc val
clum, cmm lm Chqu cm, ad h placm
h au la h lag pla uh uggd ha haa vd mua uc.
pavm pd dcl bw h Rva ad h ba
a lag cbbl awa 18 m wd ad m ha 100 m lg
ha h p h Pa d la Ra dg. awa lk h
Rva cmal c a ah ad plam mud pd
bw w dg-p cm: La Ra N ad La Ra Su.
c h awa al m a pcpal a-w ax h
.1 ax pa bw h w pavm h uppmac, pd a a ppaa aa mua , ad cu
awad bc val pad achcual au wh h
dal-cmal c Rva. Sm h achcu alg h
ax uqu h Rva ad clud a cagula plaza, pad
cauwa, ad a p. a d h ax appa ga
d wh Sucu 1, whch 28 m dam ad h cd
lag ucu a Rva. pma acc h ucu d
wh a dc l gh dw h cal ax h h plama h umm h awa.
pvlgd lca Sucu 1 gl ugg ha vd
mpa mua uc; ual acv lkl gad wh
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h ucu ad pgd wwad hugh val pcalzd
achcual au, up h awa h plam, ad vuall
h w cm. mpac h Rva a a lcal ual
uh mphazd b h ac ha l a h lag ucudcud abv d h ax h a bu m da ucu
al a d wad , a vdcd b h gh l m h c
ccula ucu ug hugh quadagula pa ha p
h a.
Bd h plam a h umm h awa, h h ad
uh, l w paall dc m aa: La Ra N ad La
Ra Su, ach appxmal 5,300 qua m. Wall ackd
up 50 cm all d h buda ad dc bual aawh hm. Lg ha b xml v hughu h cm
aa, ad h al gaza ach cm aa wa dcul
dc. Bad a umb l vdc, hwv, w ccludd
ha ach cm wa ubdvdd mall u ha ma hav p-
d aml h cpa gup u. dv a d-
macad b val paal ad achcual au ha clud l
, wall, chag lva, vaca pac, ad w
clum ( 2009). vall pa h cm ad a h gal, hwv, mphaz dual.
RvaPa d la Ra cmplx wa ablhd aud 900
ad wa ccupd cuul ul mm a 1300, wh wa
abadd ppula lvl dppd lw ha h a acha-
lgcall vbl (Qul ad 2007, 2930). Nav ppl h -
g w l lavl udubd cmpad h La Amca
ad cud gah a gal c cduc mua ual. A
p uch val (Gabb 1875) dcb acv ha w uda a gal pv mdl acv a RvaPa d la Ra.
SummaryandConclusions
Lk ma h wld g, h g mumal cuc-
h Imda Aa a h c umul h bual ad
mmalza hgh-akg dvdual. ac ha ma
c clu mud ugg ha h w gal c. dg whch uch gal lad xcd auh hugh lgu
pacc ah ha hugh m dc plcal cl had a.
W mgh ugg ha uch l cmbd lgu auh ha wa
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Mumal Achcu ad Scal Cmplx h Imda Aa 247
mal acad wh acc pg gd, uch a jad m M-
amca, ad wh a lag gup k-bad llw. Such u, hw-
v, awa uh ud, pcall gad al uch a Bal.
Hw lab wa cud mak ad all lag mum auch c ah u ha w ca ull valua a p. W
ca a, hwv, ha cug ach dca ha cplcal
m w cmplxl gazd hughu h Imda Aa m
(a la) AD 700 wad, whh h a calld cmplx chdm
a cgzd a m labal cud cal m.
Eugh wk ha b cad u a Guaab ad RvaPa d la
Ra ha h ca b cmpad wh gad h pla ad cuc-
. I add, m ugg ca b mad a hw lab ma havb cud buld hm ad hw ppula w mblzd h
u.
Guaab ad RvaPa d la Ra w ccupd a ughl h
am m pd ad had a bac achcual vcabulah u
cbbl ad ag, ccula hu g, pa, cagula plaza, ad
cauwa-lk ucu. Nvhl, h a abl dc a-
chcu a h w , uch a h hgh umb mud a Guaab
ad h cmpaavl lw umb a RvaPa d la Ra. Hw-v, dp h dc, a bac achcual pa p a
bh : lg cbbld walkwaa cauwa a Guaab ad a
h Pa d la Raakd b mud ad ladg m a aa
lavl lw acal h m mpa ad mblcall chagd
c. A Guaab h cauwa w m h dg h aa
mumal cuc h ma mud, whch ma hav b bh
a ch dc ad a ua umulu, whl a RvaPa d la
Ra h awa ccd a aa ha ma hav cad dcad mua ppaa aa h cm h dg p.
Wha h achcual pag ad h vdc a Guaab
ugg ch auh, RvaPa d la Ra appa hav b
gazd a a gal c h gahg lavl qual cal
gup ha w lkl gazd gma pcpl ug ccp
dual. d cal m appa cla wh h ga
dvd la phc Ca Rca d al h chap. R-
vaPa d la Ra pa lkl p h w wav ha camm h uh ha cd a budl pacc ad bl ha -
cludd gldwkg, w camc l, w achcual m, ad w
cal la ma h cmplx ad mua pacc.
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Whl h Guaab pa clud a mua cmp, appa
hav b m havl wghd wad h auh a lvg ch ad
h ( h) clam auh hugh clam acc pual pw
a acd ladcap (h Tualba Vlca ad h cmc c), hughac (h Mud 1 umulu), ad hugh lk h pw c
h g (cauwa ad pah ccd h ). pa
wa appal wdpad h Alac Wahd g Ca Rca.
x h m, uh ad h, ma a pc b xpld,
a d dg gal.
Ma m u abu h mumal cuc ad wk ad
cal cmplx h Imda Aa culd b addd ha h
b dcu pd abv; RvaPa d la Ra ad Guaaba h b kw c mla ha gad al la
w cmpa wh h w . Ev wh Ca Rca, a ull
dcu mumal huld clud h ga cmal cmplx
h a Palma Su h Dqu Dla (Lhp 1963). ah ald,
h El Ca Cal Paama p a cmpll d pa
la phc mumal cuc (Vll 1927, 1929), whl h
wll-kw S C Cm Cmplx (Lhp 1937, 1942; Ma
1941, 1942), v klm da m ad lkl lad El Ca, a ga amu ma cal cmplx. Whl h mum-
al achcu uh Cal Amca d hav h vcal
ma Nw Wld ucu, h abudal dma ha
bh h x ad h c ha pducd hm w mpv.
W hp ha h dcu w ha hlpd p u h ch
ad dv h achalgcal cd ad h cal cla h
Imda Aa.
Notes
1. Rva ac ad h Pa d la Ra a d appxmal h-
a-uhw. pup h dcu, hwv, w wll h ha
dc a h, h uha dc a a, h uha-hw dc a
a-w, ad h.
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