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From the Reviews:
"...these volumes stand as an excellent overview of current Andean archaeological research, outside the confines of a particular school or perspective. This is, to my knowledge, the first English-language edited overview of Andean archaeology to be produced in at least 10 years. Both volumes should be on the shelves of all Andean prehistorians and university libraries, and could also provide an introduction to current Andean research for archaeologists working in other places. For those who teach an undergraduate course on the prehistory of the Andes either or both books would provide an excellent, and conveniently packaged, selection of in-depth materials that could accompany a more general text. Those with a general interest in the prehistory of the Andes will find much detail in Silverman and Isbell's volumes. The authors are to be congratulated on such a wide-ranging collection, and here is hoping that their wish to add further volumes to the series is realized in the near future."
(Ross W. Jamieson, Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

Product Description

The origins and development of civilization are vital components to the understanding of the cultural processes that create human societies. Comparing and contrasting the evolutionary sequences from different civilizations is one approach to discovering their unique development. One area for comparison is in the Central Andes where several societies remained in isolation without a written language. As a direct result, the only resource to understand these societies is their material artifacts.
In this second volume, the focus is on the art and landscape remains and what they uncover about societies of the Central Andes region. The ancient art and landscape, revealing the range and richness of the societies of the area significantly shaped the development of Andean archaeology. This work includes discussions on:

- pottery and textiles;
- iconography and symbols;
- ideology;
- geoglyphs and rock art.

This volume will be of interest to Andean archaeologists, cultural and historical anthropologists, material archaeologists and Latin American historians.

First Sentence:
At the end of the 1980s and into the 1990s, archaeologists' thinking about the meaning of ancient Andean art was revolutionized as a result of spectacular discoveries at Sipan, a Moche culture pyramid complex in the Lambayeque Valley on Peru's far north coast. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
camelid woman, feline man theme, bicephalic creature, cramp sockets, feline men, miniature gateway, mold inscriptions, human severed heads, thumbed foot, oversize urns, cheqo wasi, filtration galleries, niched halls, ray appendages, feline motif, ceramic offerings, interior imagery, ceramic iconography, patio group, mortuary rooms, textile imagery, camelid bones, mummy bundle, curved lintels, great art styles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paracas Necropolis, New York, Helaine Silverman, University of California, Cerro Mayal, Gateway of the Sun, Laguna de los Cóndores, Larco Hoyle, New Perspective, Huaca de la Luna, Textile Museum, Cabrera Romero, Martha Cabrera, Banco de Crédito del Perú, Camelid Woman Theme, Gateway of the Moon, Nazca Fault, Ochatoma Paravicino, Tesoros del Perú, University of Texas Press, Department of Anthropology, National Geographic, Universidad Nacional de La Libertad, Colección Arte, José Antonio New!
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