Ancient Civilizations of the Andes

1964 History

Author : Philip Ainsworth Means
Release : 1964
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Ancient Civilizations of the Andes by : Philip Ainsworth Means

Download or read book Ancient Civilizations of the Andes written by Philip Ainsworth Means. This book was released on 1964. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Andean area may, for the purposes of this volume, be defined as including the republics of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, together with adjacent portions of Colombia, Argentina, and Chile." p. 3. For other editions, see Author Catalog.

Ancient People of the Andes

2016-06-09 Social Science

Author : Michael A. Malpass
Release : 2016-06-09
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 935/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Ancient People of the Andes by : Michael A. Malpass

Download or read book Ancient People of the Andes written by Michael A. Malpass. This book was released on 2016-06-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ancient People of the Andes, Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest. All the major cultures of this region, from the Moche to the Inkas, receive thoughtful treatment, from their emergence to their demise or evolution. No South American culture that lived prior to the arrival of Europeans developed a writing system, making archaeology the only way we know about most of the prehispanic societies of the Andes. The earliest Spaniards on the continent provided first-person accounts of the latest of those societies, and, as descendants of the Inkas became literate, they too became a source of information. Both ethnohistory and archaeology have limitations in what they can tell us, but when we are able to use them together they are complementary ways to access knowledge of these fascinating cultures. Malpass focuses on large anthropological themes: why people settled down into agricultural communities, the origins of social inequalities, and the evolution of sociopolitical complexity. Ample illustrations, including eight color plates, visually document sites, societies, and cultural features. Introductory chapters cover archaeological concepts, dating issues, and the region's climate. The subsequent chapters, divided by time period, allow the reader to track changes in specific cultures over time.

Ancient Andean Life

1939 Andes

Author : Edgar Lee Hewett
Release : 1939
Genre : Andes
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Ancient Andean Life by : Edgar Lee Hewett

Download or read book Ancient Andean Life written by Edgar Lee Hewett. This book was released on 1939. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Maritime Communities of the Ancient Andes

2019-12-02 Social Science

Author : Gabriel Prieto
Release : 2019-12-02
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 272/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Maritime Communities of the Ancient Andes by : Gabriel Prieto

Download or read book Maritime Communities of the Ancient Andes written by Gabriel Prieto. This book was released on 2019-12-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maritime Communities of the Ancient Andes examines how settlements along South America’s Pacific coastline played a role in the emergence, consolidation, and collapse of Andean civilizations from the Late Pleistocene era through Spanish colonization. Providing the first synthesis of data from Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, this wide-ranging volume evaluates and revises long-standing research on ancient maritime sites across the region. These essays look beyond the subsistence strategies of maritime communities and their surroundings to discuss broader anthropological issues related to social adaptation, monumentality, urbanism, and political and religious change. Among many other topics, the evidence in this volume shows that the maritime industry enabled some urban communities to draw on marine resources in addition to agriculture, ensuring their success. During the Colonial period, many fishermen were exempt from paying tributes to the Spanish, and their specialization helped them survive as the Andean population dwindled. Contributors also consider the relationship between fishing and climate change—including weather patterns like El Niño. The research in this volume demonstrates that communities situated close to the sea and its resources should be seen as critical components of broader social, economic, and ideological dynamics in the complex history of Andean cultures. A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson

Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes

2012-12-09 Social Science

Author : Nicholas Tripcevich
Release : 2012-12-09
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 007/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes by : Nicholas Tripcevich

Download or read book Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes written by Nicholas Tripcevich. This book was released on 2012-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the millennia, from stone tools among early foragers to clays to prized metals and mineral pigments used by later groups, mineral resources have had a pronounced role in the Andean world. Archaeologists have used a variety of analytical techniques on the materials that ancient peoples procured from the earth. What these materials all have in common is that they originated in a mine or quarry. Despite their importance, comparative analysis between these archaeological sites and features has been exceptionally rare, and even more so for the Andes. Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes focuses on archaeological research at primary deposits of minerals extracted through mining or quarrying in the Andean region. While mining often begins with an economic need, it has important social, political, and ritual dimensions as well. The contributions in this volume place evidence of primary extraction activities within the larger cultural context in which they occurred. This important contribution to the interdisciplinary literature presents research and analysis on the mining and quarrying of various materials throughout the region and through time. Thus, rather than focusing on one material type or one specific site, Mining and Quarrying in the Ancient Andes incorporates a variety of all the aspects of mining, by focusing on the physical, social, and ritual aspects of procuring materials from the earth in the Andean past.

Popular eBooks

Ancient Civilizations of the Andes

Ancient Andean Life

You may also like...