Description
Book SynopsisThis landmark, interdisciplinary volume on the excavation of one of the longest-occupied yet most enigmatic sites in human history sheds new light on how civilization began among farmers and fishermen some fourteen thousand years ago.
Trade Review"This volume is a foundational landmark, and can be used to teach students both at undergraduate and graduate levels to provide guidance for how to conduct and publish future archaeological research." * Antiquity *
"The contributors to this engrossing book reveal the ancient Andeans' culinary habits, artistic practices, and social organization at what Dillehay labels 'one of the most complex prepottery' coastal sites ever discovered." * Foreign Affairs, Best Books of 2018 *
Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Relevance (Tom D. Dillehay)
- Chapter 2. Foundational Understandings (Tom D. Dillehay)
- Chapter 3. Research Design (Tom D. Dillehay)
- Chapter 4. The Environmental Setting, Past and Present (Patricia J. Netherly and Tom D. Dillehay)
- Chapter 5. Holocene Geology and Paleoenvironmental History of the Lower Chicama Valley (Steven L. Goodbred Jr., Rachel Beavins, Michael Ramírez, Mario Pino, André Oliveira Sawakuchi, Claudio Latorre, Tom D. Dillehay, and Duccio Bonavia)
- Chapter 6. Cultural Phases and Radiocarbon Chronology (Tom D. Dillehay and Duccio Bonavia)
- Chapter 7. Site Data and Patterns (Tom D. Dillehay, Duccio Bonavia, Gabino Rodríguez, Gerson Levi-Lazzarus, Daniel Fernandes Moreira, Marilaura López Solís, Paige Silcox, and Kristin Benson)
- Chapter 8. Bioarchaeology of the Huaca Prieta Remains (Anne R. Titelbaum and John W. Verano)
- Chapter 9. Faunal Remains (Víctor F. Vásquez, Teresa Rosales Tham, Patricia J. Netherly, and Tom D. Dillehay)
- Chapter 10. Plant Remains (Duccio Bonavia, Víctor F. Vásquez, Teresa Rosales Tham, Patricia J. Netherly, Tom D. Dillehay, and Kristin Benson)
- Chapter 11. Nontextile and Nonbasketry Material Culture (Tom D. Dillehay and Duccio Bonavia)
- Chapter 12. Twined and Woven Artifacts
- Part 1: Textiles (Jeffrey Splitstoser)
- Part 2: Basketry and Cordage from Huaca Prieta (Jeff Illingworth and J. M. Adovasio)
- Chapter 13. Outlying Domestic House Mound Sites (Greg Maggard and Tom D. Dillehay)
- Chapter 14. Continuity, Change, and the Construction of the Early Sangamon Society (Tom D. Dillehay)
- Chapter 15. Beyond Matter to Foundations and Representations (Tom D. Dillehay)
- Appendices
- 1. Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Chronology at Huaca Prieta (Mario Pino)
- 2. Charcoal Analysis (Isabel Rey)
- 3. Marine Shell Analysis for Seasonality (Teresa C. Franco)
- 4. Chili Pepper Distribution and Use (Katherine L. Chiou, Christine A. Hastorf, Víctor F. Vásquez, Teresa Rosales Tham, Duccio Bonavia, and Tom D. Dillehay)
- 5. Maize Analysis (Duccio Bonavia and Alexander Grobman)
- 6. Dietary Ecology, Stable Isotope, and Dental Microwear Texture Analysis (Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Tom D. Dillehay, Steven L. Goodbred Jr., and Robert S. Feranec)
- 7. Phytolith Analysis (José Iriarte and Jennifer Watling)
- 8. Sand and Salt Samples from Huaca Prieta (Mario Pino)
- 9. Starch Grains (Dolores R. Piperno, Timothy Messner, and Irene Holst)
- 10. Human Skeletal Remains from Various Excavations (Anne R. Titelbaum and John W. Verano)
- 11. Pigment Analysis (Jeff Illingworth, Jack Williams, and Michelle L. Farley)
- 12. Pollen Analysis (Linda Scott Cummings)
- 13. Fish Otoliths from Huaca Prieta (Elise Dufour, Olivier Trombret, and Philippe Béarez)
- 14. Semele corrugata Microstructure and Oxygen Isotope Profiles as Indicators of Seasonality (Jeixin Wei, C. Fred T. Andrus, and Alberto Pérez-Huerta)
- 15. Geophysical Prospection at Huaca Prieta and Paredones (Phil Mink)
- 16. Preliminary Use-Wear Study of Stone Tools (Tom D. Dillehay)
- 17. Estimating Haplogroup Affiliation through Ancient mtDNA Analysis from the Huaca Prieta Burials (Tiffiny A. Tung, Jessica Blair, Marshal Summar, Raúl Tito, and Cecil Lewis)
- 18. Soil Chemistry Analysis (Anonymous)
- 19. SEM-XRF Analysis of Green Stone (Steven L. Goodbred Jr. and Tom D. Dillehay)
- References
- List of Contributors
- Index
