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Author : Elizabeth S. Wing
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:X001544602
Proceedings of a symposium held in Denver, Colo., May 1-4, 1985, during the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Author : Jeffrey Quilter
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000584196
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. 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 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.
Author : Jeffrey R. Parsons,Charles M. Hastings,Ramiro Matos M.
Publisher : U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780915703494
Author : David L. Browman,Richard L. Burger,Mario A. Rivera
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000978780
Author : Joyce Marcus,Patrick Ryan Williams
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781938770364
This volume brings together exciting new field data by more than two dozen Andean scholars who came together to honor their friend, colleague, and mentor. These new studies cover the enormous temporal span of Moseley's own work from the Preceramic era to the Tiwanaku and Moche states to the Inka empire. And, like Moseley's own studies -- from Maritime Foundations of Andean Civilization to Chan Chan: The Desert City to Cerro Baul's brewery -- these new studies involve settlements from all over the Andes -- from the far northern highlands to the far southern coast. An invaluable addition to any Andeanist's library, the papers in this book demonstrate the enormous breadth and influence of Moseley's work and the vibrant range of exciting new work by his former students and collaborators in fieldwork.
Author : George H. Odell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781489901736
Lithic analysts have been criticized for being atheoretical in their approach, or at least for not contributing to building archaeological theory. This volume redresses that balance. In Stone Tools, renowned lithic analysts employ explicitly theoretical constructs to explore the archaeological record and use the lithic database to establish its points. Chapters discuss curation, design theory, replacement of stone with metal, piece refitting, and projectile point style.
Author : Ludomir R Lozny
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461457022
Up until now, mountain ecosystems have not been closely studies by social scientists as they do not offer a readily defined set of problems for human exploitation as, do for instance, tropical forests or arctic habitats. But the archaeological evidence had shown that humans have been living in this type of habitat for thousands of year. From this evidence we can also see that mountainous regions are often frontier zones of competing polities and form refuge areas for dissident communities as they often are inherently difficult to control by centralized authorities. As a consequence they fuel or contribute disproportionately to political violence. But we are now witnessing changes and increasing vulnerability of mountain ecosystems caused by human activities. Human adaptability to mountain ecosystems This volume presents an international and interdisciplinary account of the exploitation of--and human adaptation to--mountainous regions over time. The contributions discuss human cultural responses to key physical and cultural stressors associated with mountain ecosystems, such as aridity, quality of soils, steep slopes, low productivity, as well as transient phenomena such as changing weather patterns, deforestation and erosion, and the possible effects of climate change. This volume will be of interest to anthropologists, ecologists and geologists as mountainous landscapes change fast and cultures disappear and they need to be recorded, and mountain regions are of interest for studies on environmental change and cultural responses of mountain populations provide clues for us all. Critical to understanding mountain adaptations is our comprehension of human decision-making and how people view short- and long-term outcomes.
Author : José M. Capriles,Nicholas Tripcevich
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826357038
In this book leading experts uncover and discuss archaeological topics and themes surrounding the long-term trajectory of camelid (llama and alpaca) pastoralism in the Andean highlands of South America. The chapters open up these studies to a wider world by exploring the themes of intensification of herding over time, animal-human relationships, and social transformations, as well as navigating four areas of recent research: the origins of domesticated camelids, variation in the development of pastoralist traditions, ritual and animal sacrifice, and social interaction through caravans. Andeanists and pastoral scholars alike will find this comprehensive work an invaluable contribution to their library and studies.
Author : C. Wesley Cowan,Nancy L. Benco,Patty Jo Watson
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780817353490
The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W. Dennell, and Jack R. Harlan.
Author : Diane Gifford-Gonzalez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319656823
This volume is a comprehensive, critical introduction to vertebrate zooarchaeology, the field that explores the history of human relations with animals from the Pliocene to the Industrial Revolution. The book is organized into five sections, each with an introduction, that leads the reader systematically through this swiftly expanding field. Section One presents a general introduction to zooarchaeology, key definitions, and an historical survey of the emergence of zooarchaeology in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and introduces the conceptual approach taken in the book. This volume is designed to allow readers to integrate data from the book along with that acquired elsewhere within a coherent analytical framework. Most of its chapters take the form of critical “review articles,” providing a portal into both the classic and current literature and contextualizing these with original commentary. Summaries of findings are enhanced by profuse illustrations by the author and others.
Author : Bruce G. Trigger,Wilcomb E. Washburn,Richard E. W. Adams,Frank Salomon,Stuart B. Schwartz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0521630754
Library holds volume 2, part 2 only.
Author : Graeme Barker
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199559954
Addressing one of the most debated revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming, this title takes a global view, and integrates an array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology.
Author : Deborah M Pearsall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1161 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315423074
This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall organization and approach of the book to facilitate its use as a textbook. In addition to updates on the comprehensive discussions of macroremains, pollen, and phytoliths, this edition includes a chapter on starch analysis, the newest tool in the paleoethnobotanist's research kit. Other highlights include updated case studies; expanded discussions of deposition and preservation of archaeobotanical remains; updated historical overviews; new and updated techniques and approaches, including insights from experimental and ethnoarchaeological studies; and a current listing of electronic resources. Extensively illustrated, this will be the standard work on paleoethnobotany for a generation.
Author : Joseph B. Lambert,Gisela Grupe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783662028940
Locked up within human bone are tantalizing clues concerning the diets consumed by ancient peoples. On the one hand the amounts of certain elementsin bone (strontium, zinc) serve as measures of protein, fiber, and calcium intake. On the other hand, the ratios of carbon isotopes and of nitrogen isotopes provide information on questions of fish vs. meat, herbivore vs. carnivore, or (for animals) browser (shrubs) vs. grazer (grasses). Such information can provide a window on many aspects of prehistoric cultures and can supplement the nonskeletal archaeological record. In addition to these two approaches, the biochemical record in bone from protein and nucleic acids such as DNA serves as a source of nondietary information such as genetic relationships. This volume treats all three subjects.: elemental, isotopic, and biochemical. The foremost experts in the areas provide fundamental descriptions of the techniques, express their concerns over the limitations of the methods, and describe recent applications to archaeological studies.
Author : Marta P Alfonso-Durruty,Deborah E Blom
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780816548699
"Exploring the multiple social, ecological, cultural, and ontological dimensions of food in the Andean past, this book offers a diverse set of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches that reveal the richness, sophistication, and ingenuity of Andean peoples. With 44 contributors from 10 countries, the studies presented in this volume employ new analytical methods, integrating different food data and interdisciplinary research to show how food impacts socio-political relationships and ontologies that are otherwise invisible in the archaeological record"--