Description
Book SynopsisThis volume, the second in a series of studies on the archaeology of the Titicaca Basin, serves as an excellent springboard for broader discussions of the roles of ritual, authority, coercion, and the intensification of resources and trade for the development of archaic states worldwide. Over the last hundred years, scholars have painstakingly pieced together fragments of the incredible cultural history of the Titicaca Basin, an area that encompasses over 50,000 km2, achieving a basic understanding of settlement patterns and chronology. While large-scale surveys will need to continue and areas will need to be revisited to further refine chronologies and knowledge of site-formation processes, the maturation of the field now allows archaeologists to fruitfully invest energy in single locations and specialized topics.
Table of ContentsCh. 01: Introduction by Alexei Vranich and Charles S. Stanish
Ch. 02: Jesús de Machaca before and after Tiwanaku: A Background to Recent Archaeology at Khonkho Wankane and Pukara de Khonkho by John W. Janusek
Ch. 03: Late Formative Period Spatial Organization at Khonkho Wankane, Bolivia by Scott C. Smith
Ch. 04: Excavations of a Late Formative Patio Group at Khonkho Wankane, Bolivia by Erik J. Marsh
Ch. 05: The Stone Stelae of Khonkho Wankane: Inventory, Brief Description, and Seriation by Arik Ohnstad
Ch. 06: Pukara de Khonkho: Preliminary Analysis of a Pacajes Hilltop Settlement by Jennifer M. Zovar
Ch. 07: Demographic Dimensions of Tiwanaku Urbanism by Matthew Bandy
Ch. 08: What Would Celebrants See? Sky, Landscape, and Settlement Planning in the Late Formative Southern Titicaca Basin by Leonardo Benítez
Ch. 09: State of the Fish: Changing Patterns in Fish Exploitation and Consumption duringTiwanaku (AD 500-1100) in Iwawi, Bolivia by José M. Capriles
Ch. 10: The Tiwanaku of A. F. Bandelier by Nicholas Bentley
Ch. 11: A Radiocarbon Chronology of the Pumapunku Complex and a Reassessment of the Development of Tiwanaku, Bolivia by Jason Yaeger and Alexei Vranich
Ch. 12: Reexamining Tiwanaku's Urban Renewal through Ground-Penetrating Radar and Excavation: The Results of Three Field Seasons by Michele L. Koons
Ch. 13: Excavation and Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains from a New Dedicatory Offering at Tiwanaku by John W. Verano
Ch. 14: Human Skeletal Remains from Bandelier's 1895 Expedition to the Island of the Sun by Christina Torres-Rouff
