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Peruvian Prehistory: An Overview of Pre-Inca and Inca Society
Richard W. Keatinge
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Paperback. Traces the processes of political, social and economic change in Andean civilisation from around 10,000 BC to the arrival of the Spanish in 1534. Editor(s): Keatinge, Richard W. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 716.
Peruvian Prehistory offers an authoritative survey of the cultural evolution of Peru from the appearance of the first inhabitants around 10,000 BC to the arrival of the Spanish in 1534. The book is divided chronologically into three main parts, which examine in turn the highland and lowland zones in the Preceramic and Initial periods; the development of complex society at Chavin, Tiwanaku and Fluari and in the Moche and Nazca cultures; and the culmination of this process, the Pan-Andean empire of the Incas, and the way this can be studied through a combination of archaeology and ethnohistoric research. A fourth, ... Read more
Peruvian Prehistory offers an authoritative survey of the cultural evolution of Peru from the appearance of the first inhabitants around 10,000 BC to the arrival of the Spanish in 1534. The book is divided chronologically into three main parts, which examine in turn the highland and lowland zones in the Preceramic and Initial periods; the development of complex society at Chavin, Tiwanaku and Fluari and in the Moche and Nazca cultures; and the culmination of this process, the Pan-Andean empire of the Incas, and the way this can be studied through a combination of archaeology and ethnohistoric research. A fourth, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521275552
SKU
V9780521275552
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Reviews for Peruvian Prehistory: An Overview of Pre-Inca and Inca Society
"...a state of-the-art review...it offers a valuable overview of recent advances in the field of Andean archaelogy.""
Natural History "For the Latin American anthropologist, the collection is valuable reading as a document of the issues and debates which currently guide archaeological research in the Andes." Latin American Anthropology Review "For the Latin American anthropologist, the collection is valuable reading ... Read more
Natural History "For the Latin American anthropologist, the collection is valuable reading as a document of the issues and debates which currently guide archaeological research in the Andes." Latin American Anthropology Review "For the Latin American anthropologist, the collection is valuable reading ... Read more