Perspectives on Early Andean Civilization in Peru
Interaction, Authority, and Socioeconomic Organization during the First and Second Millennia B.C.
Published on 24. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
234 pages
978-0-913516-30-0 (ISBN)
Description
A new perspective on early Andean civilization focused on emergent social complexity during the first and second millennia B.C.
This Yale University Publications in Anthropology volume presents investigations of Peruvian archaeological sites, focusing on early developments in coastal, highland, and cloud forest environments. The contributors provide new perspectives on early Andean civilization by exploring patterns of interaction, authority, and socioeconomic organization during the first and second millennia B.C. in the Central Andes of Peru. Large-scale subjects such as architecture, organization, technology, and ideology are examined, in addition to fine-grained topics including animal bones, pottery style and technology, site orientation, and religious iconography.
Distributed for the Yale Peabody Museum
This Yale University Publications in Anthropology volume presents investigations of Peruvian archaeological sites, focusing on early developments in coastal, highland, and cloud forest environments. The contributors provide new perspectives on early Andean civilization by exploring patterns of interaction, authority, and socioeconomic organization during the first and second millennia B.C. in the Central Andes of Peru. Large-scale subjects such as architecture, organization, technology, and ideology are examined, in addition to fine-grained topics including animal bones, pottery style and technology, site orientation, and religious iconography.
Distributed for the Yale Peabody Museum
Reviews / Votes
"This volume is an essential new edition not only for Andeanists but also for scholars interested in alternative approaches to the emergence of social complexity and trade/interaction networks."-Kimberly Munro, AntiquityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New haven
United States
Publishing group
Yale University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
122 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-913516-30-0 (9780913516300)
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Persons
Richard L. Burger is Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology, director of graduate studies in archaeology, and chair of the Council on Archaeological Studies, Yale University. He is also curator of anthropology, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. Lucy C. Salazar is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at Yale University. Yuji Seki is professor of modern society and civilization and Deputy Director-General at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan.