Ancient Civilizations Of The Andes
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Ancient Civilizations Of The Andes
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Author : Philip Ainsworth Means
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Ancient Civilizations Of The Andes written by Philip Ainsworth Means and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Andes categories.
The Illustrated History Of The Incas
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Author : David M. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Release Date : 2007
The Illustrated History Of The Incas written by David M. Jones and has been published by Southwater Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Reference categories.
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The Ancient Andean Village
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Author : Kevin J. Vaughn
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2009
The Ancient Andean Village written by Kevin J. Vaughn and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
Although ancient civilizations in the Andes are rich in historyÑwith expansive empires, skilled artisans, and vast temple centersÑthe history of the Andean foothills on the south coast of present-day Peru is only now being unveiled. Nasca, a prehispanic society that flourished there from AD 1 to 750, is best known for its polychrome pottery, its enigmatic geoglyphs (the "Nasca Lines"), and its ceremonial center, Cahuachi, which was the seat of power in early Nasca. However, despite the fact that archaeologists have studied Nasca civilization for more than a century, until now they have not pieced together the daily lives of Nasca residents. With this book, Kevin Vaughn offers the first portrait of village life in this ancient Andean society. Vaughn is interested in how societies develop and change, in particular their subsistence and political economies, interactions between elites and commoners, and the ritual activities of everyday life. By focusing on one village, Marcaya, he not only illuminates the lives and relationships of its people but he also contributes to an understanding of the more general roles played by villages in the growth of increasingly complex societies in the Andes. By examining agency in local affairs, he is able for the first time to explore the nature of power in Nasca and how it may have changed over time. By studying village and household activities, Vaughn argues, we can begin to appreciate from the ground up such essential activities as production, consumption, and the ideologies revealed by ritualsÑand thereby gain fresh insights into ancient civilizations.
Beyond The Andes
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Author : Pino Turolla
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1980
Beyond The Andes written by Pino Turolla and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with History categories.
The author describes his archaeological expeditions in wilderness areas of the Andes and discusses the artifacts and other evidence of pre-Inca civilization he found there.
Mining And Quarrying In The Ancient Andes
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Author : Nicholas Tripcevich
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-09
Mining And Quarrying In The Ancient Andes written by Nicholas Tripcevich and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-09 with Social Science categories.
Over the millennia, from stone tools among early foragers to clays to prized metals and mineral pigments used by later groups, mineral resources have had a pronounced role in the Andean world. Archaeologists have used a variety of analytical techniques on the materials that ancient peoples procured from the earth. What these materials all have in common is that they originated in a mine or quarry. Despite their importance, comparative analysis between these archaeological sites and features has been exceptionally rare, and even more so for the Andes. Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes focuses on archaeological research at primary deposits of minerals extracted through mining or quarrying in the Andean region. While mining often begins with an economic need, it has important social, political, and ritual dimensions as well. The contributions in this volume place evidence of primary extraction activities within the larger cultural context in which they occurred. This important contribution to the interdisciplinary literature presents research and analysis on the mining and quarrying of various materials throughout the region and through time. Thus, rather than focusing on one material type or one specific site, Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes incorporates a variety of all the aspects of mining, by focusing on the physical, social, and ritual aspects of procuring materials from the earth in the Andean past.
Andean Archaeology I
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Author : William Harris Isbell
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2002-06-30
Andean Archaeology I written by William Harris Isbell and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-30 with History categories.
Study of the origin and development of civilization is of unequaled importance for understanding the cultural processes that create human societies. Is cultural evolution directional and regular across human societies and history, or is it opportunistic and capricious? Do apparent regularities come from the way inves tigators construct and manage knowledge, or are they the result of real constraints on and variations in the actual processes? Can such questions even be answered? We believe so, but not easily. By comparing evolutionary sequences from different world civilizations scholars can judge degrees of similarity and difference and then attempt explanation. Of course, we must be careful to assess the influence that societies of the ancient world had on one another (the issue of pristine versus non-pristine cultural devel opment: see discussion in Fried 1967; Price 1978). The Central Andes were the locus of the only societies to achieve pristine civilization in the southern hemi sphere and only in the Central Andes did non-literate (non-written language) civ ilization develop. It seems clear that Central Andean civilization was independent on any graph of archaic culture change. Scholars have often expressed appreciation of the research opportunities offered by the Central Andes as a testing ground for the study of cultural evolu tion (see, e. g. , Carneiro 1970; Ford and Willey 1949: 5; Kosok 1965: 1-14; Lanning 1967: 2-5).
Ancient Arts Of The Andes
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Author : Wendell Clark Bennett
language : en
Publisher: New York : Museum of Modern Art
Release Date : 1954
Ancient Arts Of The Andes written by Wendell Clark Bennett and has been published by New York : Museum of Modern Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Art, Andean categories.
"Pre-Historic treasures of gold and silver, intricately woven tapestries, delicately painted paper-thin ceramics, and monumental stone carvings. More than 400 priceless objects have been assembled from private and public collections in Latin America, Canada, and the United States for this exhibition which will present for the first time under one roof the finest examples of art produced by ancient civilizations which flourished in the Andean region from about 1200 B.C. until the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century."--Excerpt from press release (see link below).
The World Of The Ancient Incas
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Author : David M. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Release Date : 2011
The World Of The Ancient Incas written by David M. Jones and has been published by Southwater Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Incas categories.
Looks at different aspects of the Inca, including belief systems, daily life, culture, and rituals.
Ancient People Of The Andes
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Author : Michael A. Malpass
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2016-05-27
Ancient People Of The Andes written by Michael A. Malpass and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-27 with Social Science categories.
In Ancient People of the Andes, Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest. All the major cultures of this region, from the Moche to the Inkas, receive thoughtful treatment, from their emergence to their demise or evolution. No South American culture that lived prior to the arrival of Europeans developed a writing system, making archaeology the only way we know about most of the prehispanic societies of the Andes. The earliest Spaniards on the continent provided first-person accounts of the latest of those societies, and, as descendants of the Inkas became literate, they too became a source of information. Both ethnohistory and archaeology have limitations in what they can tell us, but when we are able to use them together they are complementary ways to access knowledge of these fascinating cultures. Malpass focuses on large anthropological themes: why people settled down into agricultural communities, the origins of social inequalities, and the evolution of sociopolitical complexity. Ample illustrations, including eight color plates, visually document sites, societies, and cultural features. Introductory chapters cover archaeological concepts, dating issues, and the region’s climate. The subsequent chapters, divided by time period, allow the reader to track changes in specific cultures over time.
Ancient Civilizations Of The New World
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Author : Richard Ew Adams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-19
Ancient Civilizations Of The New World written by Richard Ew Adams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-19 with Social Science categories.
In this concise, yet sweeping look at the origins and development of ancient new world civiliozations, Richard adams provides a superb introductory overview of these unique and fascinating cultures. Incorporating the latest breakthroughs in the study of the cultures of Mesoamerica and the Andes, Adams examines the development of the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca peoples, among others, from simple agricultural societies to urban civilizations with complex transportation networks, distinct social hierarchies, rich artistic and religious traditions, and writing systems that have defied anthropological investigation until recently.