
Chavin
Art, Architecture, and Culture
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 8. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-931745-45-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides new information on the Chavin phenomenon of ancient Peru. Thought by some to be the "Mother Culture" of ancient Peruvian cultures, Chavin is remarkable for its baroque, sophisticated art style in a variety of media, including finely carved stone monuments, beautifully formed pottery, and magnificent and complex metallurgy. Also, the textiles from Chavin are incredibly innovative, both iconographically and structurally. They, in fact, form the foundation for the later Andean textile evolution. Chapters in this book cover new interpretations of the history of the site of Chavin de Huantar, studies of related cultures, the role of shamanism, and many other topics of interest to specialists and the general reader, alike.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Los Angeles
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
1188 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-931745-45-1 (9781931745451)
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Persons
William J. Conklin is an architect and archaeologist who has published numerous articles on Andean archaeology. Jeffrey Quilter is deputy director for curatorial affairs at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.