Peruvian Prehistory: An Overview of Pre-Inca and Inca Society [Hardcover]

Richard W. Keatinge (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0521255600 | ISBN-13: 978-0521255608

Offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of the cultural evolution of Peru from the appearance of the first inhabitants around 10,000 BC to the arrival of the Spanish in 1534. The book is divided chronologically into three main parts that examine in turn the highland and lowland zones in the Preceramic and Initial periods; the development of complex sociey at Chavín, Tiwanaku and Huari and in the Moche and Nazca cultures; and the culmination of this process. the pan-Andean empire of the Incas. A fourth, concluding section deals with the often neglected tropical forest region of Peru and its formative influence on the evolution of Andean culture.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a state of-the-art review...it offers a valuable overview of recent advances in the field of Andean archaelogy.""--Natural History

"For the Latin American anthropologist, the collection is valuable reading as a document of the issues and debates which currently guide archaeological research in the Andes." Latin American Anthropology Review

Book Description

An authoritative survey of the cultural evolution of Peru from the appearance of the first inhabitants around 10,000 B.C. to the arrival of the Spanish in 1534. As such, it represents the first collective assessment of Peruvian archaeology to appear within a generation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 26, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521255600
• ISBN-13: 978-0521255608
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,238,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)