The Ancient Central Andes (routledge World Archaeology)
by Jeffrey Quilter /
2013 / English / PDF
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The Ancient Central Andes
The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of
the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the
region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of
Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The
book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and provides a
balanced view of current research. Two opening chapters present
the intellectual, political, and practical background and history
of research in the Central Andes and the spatial, temporal, and
formal dimensions of the study of its past. Chapters then proceed
in chronological order from remote antiquity to the Spanish
Conquest.
presents a general overview of
the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the
region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of
Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The
book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and provides a
balanced view of current research. Two opening chapters present
the intellectual, political, and practical background and history
of research in the Central Andes and the spatial, temporal, and
formal dimensions of the study of its past. Chapters then proceed
in chronological order from remote antiquity to the Spanish
Conquest.
A number of important themes run through the book, including: the
tension between those scholars who wish to study Peruvian
antiquity on a comparative basis and those who take historicist
approaches; the concept of "Lo Andino," commonly used by many
specialists that assumes long-term, unchanging patterns of
culture some of which are claimed to persist to the present; and
culture change related to severe environmental events. Consensus
opinions on interpretations are highlighted as are disputes among
scholars regarding interpretations of the past.
A number of important themes run through the book, including: the
tension between those scholars who wish to study Peruvian
antiquity on a comparative basis and those who take historicist
approaches; the concept of "Lo Andino," commonly used by many
specialists that assumes long-term, unchanging patterns of
culture some of which are claimed to persist to the present; and
culture change related to severe environmental events. Consensus
opinions on interpretations are highlighted as are disputes among
scholars regarding interpretations of the past.The Ancient Central Andes
The Ancient Central Andes provides an up-to-date,
objective survey of the archaeology of the Central Andes that is
much needed. Students and interested readers will benefit greatly
from this introduction to a key period in South America’s past.
provides an up-to-date,
objective survey of the archaeology of the Central Andes that is
much needed. Students and interested readers will benefit greatly
from this introduction to a key period in South America’s past.
