Archaeology Of Wak As
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The Archaeology Of Wak As
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Author : Tamara L. Bray
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2015-02-15
The Archaeology Of Wak As written by Tamara L. Bray and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-15 with Social Science categories.
In this edited volume, Andean wak'as—idols, statues, sacred places, images, and oratories—play a central role in understanding Andean social philosophies, cosmologies, materialities, temporalities, and constructions of personhood. Top Andean scholars from a variety of disciplines cross regional, theoretical, and material boundaries in their chapters, offering innovative methods and theoretical frameworks for interpreting the cultural particulars of Andean ontologies and notions of the sacred. Wak'as were understood as agentive, nonhuman persons within many Andean communities and were fundamental to conceptions of place, alimentation, fertility, identity, and memory and the political construction of ecology and life cycles. The ethnohistoric record indicates that wak'as were thought to speak, hear, and communicate, both among themselves and with humans. In their capacity as nonhuman persons, they shared familial relations with members of the community, for instance, young women were wed to local wak'as made of stone and wak'as had sons and daughters who were identified as the mummified remains of the community's revered ancestors. Integrating linguistic, ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and archaeological data, The Archaeology of Wak'as advances our understanding of the nature and culture of wak'as and contributes to the larger theoretical discussions on the meaning and role of–"the sacred” in ancient contexts.
Ancient People Of The Andes
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Author : Michael A. Malpass
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2016-06-09
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 2016-06-09 with History categories.
Learning about the past -- Geography of the Central and South Andes -- The time before temples: the early and middle preceramic periods -- Settling down and settling in: the late preceramic period -- Societal growth and differentiation: the initial period -- Of masks and monoliths: the early horizon -- Art and power: the early intermediate period -- Clash of the titans? Tiwanaku, Wari, and the middle horizon -- Auca runa, the epoch of warfare: the late intermediate period -- Expansion and empire: the Inkas and the late horizon
Constructions Of Time And History In The Pre Columbian Andes
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Author : Edward Swenson
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Constructions Of Time And History In The Pre Columbian Andes written by Edward Swenson and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with Social Science categories.
Constructions of Time and History in the Pre-Columbian Andes explores archaeological approaches to temporalities, social memory, and constructions of history in the pre-Columbian Andes. The authors examine a range of indigenous temporal experiences and ideologies, including astronomical, cyclical, generational, eschatological, and mythical time. This nuanced, interdisciplinary volume challenges outmoded anthropological theories while building on an emic perspective to gain greater understanding of pre-Columbian Andean cultures. Contributors to the volume rethink the dichotomy of past and present by understanding history as indigenous Andeans perceived it—recognizing the past as a palpable and living presence. We live in history, not apart from it. Within this framework time can be understood as a current rather than as distinct points, moments, periods, or horizons. The Andes offer a rich context by which to evaluate recent philosophical explorations of space and time. Using the varied materializations and ritual emplacements of time in a diverse sampling of landscapes, Constructions of Time and History in the Pre-Columbian Andes serves as a critique of archaeology’s continued and exclusive dependence on linear chronologies that obscure historically specific temporal practices and beliefs. Contributors: Tamara L. Bray, Zachary J. Chase, María José Culquichicón-Venegas, Terence D’Altroy, Giles Spence Morrow, Matthew Sayre, Francisco Seoane, Darryl Wilkinson
Archaeology Of Eastern North America
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Archaeology Of Eastern North America written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Archaeology categories.
An Introduction To Archaeology
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Author : Lesley Adkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
An Introduction To Archaeology written by Lesley Adkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Archaeology categories.
Rituals Of The Past
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Author : Silvana Rosenfeld
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2017-03-15
Rituals Of The Past written by Silvana Rosenfeld and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-15 with Social Science categories.
Rituals of the Past explores the various approaches archaeologists use to identify ritual in the material record and discusses the influence ritual had on the formation, reproduction, and transformation of community life in past Andean societies. A diverse group of established and rising scholars from across the globe investigates how ritual influenced, permeated, and altered political authority, economic production, shamanic practice, landscape cognition, and religion in the Andes over a period of three thousand years. Contributors deal with theoretical and methodological concerns including non-human and human agency; the development and maintenance of political and religious authority, ideology, cosmologies, and social memory; and relationships with ritual action. The authors use a diverse array of archaeological, ethnographic, and linguistic data and historical documents to demonstrate the role ritual played in prehispanic, colonial, and post-colonial Andean societies throughout the regions of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina. By providing a diachronic and widely regional perspective, Rituals of the Past shows how ritual is vital to understanding many aspects of the formation, reproduction, and change of past lifeways in Andean societies. Contributors: Sarah Abraham, Carlos Angiorama, Florencia Avila, Camila Capriata Estrada, David Chicoine, Daniel Contreras, Matthew Edwards, Francesca Fernandini, Matthew Helmer, Hugo Ikehara, Enrique Lopez-Hurtado, Jerry Moore, Axel Nielsen, Yoshio Onuki, John Rick, Mario Ruales, Koichiro Shibata, Hendrik Van Gijseghem, Rafael Vega-Centeno, Verity Whalen
Archaeology And Folklore
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Author : Amy Gazin-Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1999
Archaeology And Folklore written by Amy Gazin-Schwartz and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Archaeology categories.
Folklore and archaeology are traditionally seen as taking very different approaches to the interpretation of the past. This book explores the complex relationship between the disciplines to show what they might learn from each other.
Unit Issues In Archaeology
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Author : Ann Felice Ramenofsky
language : en
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Release Date : 1998
Unit Issues In Archaeology written by Ann Felice Ramenofsky and has been published by University of Utah Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.
This volume emphasizes one aspect of scientific method: units of measure and their construction as applied to archaeology. Attributes, artifact classes, locational designations, temporal periods, sampling universes, culture stages, and geographic regions are all examples of constructed units.
Archaeological Interpretations
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Author : Peter Eeckhout
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2020-06-15
Archaeological Interpretations written by Peter Eeckhout and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-15 with Social Science categories.
Presenting studies in Andean archaeology and iconography by leading specialists in the field, this volume tackles the question of how researchers can come to understand the intangible, intellectual worlds of ancient peoples. Archaeological Interpretations is a fascinating ontological journey through Andean cultures from the fourth millennium BC to the sixteenth century, A.D. Through evidence-based case studies, theoretical models, and methodological reflections, contributors discuss the various interpretations that can be derived from the traces of ritual activity that remain in the material record. They discuss how to accurately comprehend the social significance of artifacts beyond their practical use and how to decode the symbolism of sacred images. Addressing topics including the earliest evidence of shamanism in Ecuador, the meaning of masks among the Mochicas in Peru, the value of metal in the Recuay culture, and ceremonies of voluntary abandonment among the Incas, contributors propose original and innovative ways of interpreting the rich Andean archaeological heritage. Contributors: Luis Jaime Castillo Butters | Peter Eeckhout | Christine Hastorf | Abigail Levine | Geroge F. Lau | Frank Meddens | Charles S. Stanish | Edward Swenson | Gary Urton | Francisco Valdez
Intrigue Of The Past
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Intrigue Of The Past written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Arizona categories.