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A Singular Perspective on the Influence of Andean Theory in Archaeology

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Archaeological concept-, theory-, and model-building in the Andes tend to lag behind some major archaeological regions of the world. A brief review of previous dominant models in the Andes are considered and attention is made of the need to envision new interpretative modelling in the region, based on new and exciting discoveries over the past two decades. Suggestions are made as to some directions this modelling may take.

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    Tom D. Dillehay

  2. Escuela de Arqueologia, Universidad Austral de Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile

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Dillehay, T.D. (2021). A Singular Perspective on the Influence of Andean Theory in Archaeology. In: Bonomo, M., Archila, S. (eds) South American Contributions to World Archaeology. One World Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73998-0_12

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