Overview
Focuses on material remains, since there was no written language, to reveal social structures of the Andean region
Interprets the processes and strategies by which the elites in theis prehistoric culture act as self-interested agents in stratifying themselves by studyin the material culture
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Introduction
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Early Andean Civilizations
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Traditions of Imperialism in the Andes
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Solving Puzzles of the Past
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Conclusion
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From the Reviews:
"[...]these volumes stand as an excellent overview of current Andean archaeological research, outside the confines of a particular school or perspective. This is, to my knowledge, the first English-language edited overview of Andean archaeology to be produced in at least 10 years. Both volumes should be on the shelves of all Andean prehistorians and university libraries, and could also provide an introduction to current Andean research for archaeologists working in other places. For those who teach an undergraduate course on the prehistory of the Andes either or both books would provide an excellent, and conveniently packaged, selection of in-depth materials that could accompany a more general text. Those with a general interest in the prehistory of the Andes will find much detail in Silverman and Isbell's volumes. The authors are to be congratulated on such a wide-ranging collection, and here is hoping that their wish to add further volumes to the series is realized in the near future." (Ross W. Jamieson, Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Andean Archaeology I
Book Subtitle: Variations in Sociopolitical Organization
Editors: William H. Isbell, Helaine Silverman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0639-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46772-1Published: 30 June 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5171-9Published: 25 September 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0639-3Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 390
Topics: Archaeology, Anthropology, History, general