{"product_id":"andean-archaeology-9780631234005","title":"Andean Archaeology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides an introduction to one of the most fascinating and well--known centers of ancient civilization.   * Explores the rise of civilization in the Central Andes from the time of the regiona s earliest inhabitants to the emergence of the Inca state many thousands of years later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The publication of \u003ci\u003eAndean Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e is long overdue and a relief to those who teach the subject. It offers state-of-the-art summaries of exciting advances, especially concerning little-known pre-Incan civilisations.” \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I became really excited when I first saw Helaine Silverman's edited volume... \u003ci\u003eAndean Archaelogy,\u003c\/i\u003e I thought, could indeed become a source of core texts for undergraduate courses... The thirteen chapters provide a mix of balanced scholarly review and pushy polemics dotted with flashes of thoughtful insight.\" \u003ci\u003eAlexander Herrera, in Archaeological Review from Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface. \u003cp\u003eEditor’s Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Helaine Silverman (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The First Settlers: Tom D. Dillehay, Duccio Bonavia, and Peter Kaulicke (University of Kentucky, Universidad Peruana Cayetano, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Cultural Transformations in the Central Andean Late Archaic: Jonathan Haas and Winifred Creamer (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, and Northern Illinois University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Building Authority at Chavín de Huántar: Models of Social Organization and Development in the Initial Period and Early Horizon: Silvia Rodriguez Kembel and John W. Rick (University of Pittsburgh and Stanford University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Life, Death, and Ancestors: Lisa DeLeonardis and George F. Lau (Johns Hopkins University and University of East Anglia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Art of Moche Politics: Garth Bawden (University of New Mexico).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Clothing the Social World: Ran Boytner (University of California, Los Angeles).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Wari Art and Society: Anita G. Cook (Catholic University of America).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Experiencing the Cities of Wari and Tiwanaku: William H. Isbell and Alexei Vranich (SUNY-Binghamton and University of Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Household and City in Tiwanaku: John W. Janusek (Vanderbilt University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Late Prehispanic Sociopolitical Complexity: Christina Conlee, Jalh Dulanto, Carol J. Mackey, and Charles Stanish (University of California, Santa Barbara, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, California State University, Northridge, and University of California, Los Angeles).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Knowing the Inca Past: Juha Hiltunen and Gordon F. McEwan (University of Oulu, Finland, and Wagner College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Andean Empires: Terence N. D’Altroy and Katharina Schreiber (Columbia University and University of California, Santa Barbara).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCumulative Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403457962327,"sku":"9780631234005","price":104.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631234005.jpg?v=1730483530","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/andean-archaeology-9780631234005","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}