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“The publication of Andean Archaeology is long overdue and a relief to those who teach the subject. It offers state-of-the-art summaries of exciting advances, especially concerning little-known pre-Incan civilisations.” New Scientist

"I became really excited when I first saw Helaine Silverman's edited volume... Andean Archaelogy, I thought, could indeed become a source of core texts for undergraduate courses... The thirteen chapters provide a mix of balanced scholarly review and pushy polemics dotted with flashes of thoughtful insight." Alexander Herrera, in Archaeological Review from Cambridge

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This book provides an introduction to one of the most fascinating and well-known centers of ancient civilization.

• Explores the rise of civilization in the Central Andes from the time of the region's earliest inhabitants to the emergence of the Inca state many thousands of years later.
  
• Comprised of 13 newly commissioned chapters written by leading archaeologists representing current thinking in the field.
  
• Presents the central debates in contemporary Inca and Andean archaeology.
  
• Progresses chronologically and culturally to reveal the processes by which multiple Andean societies became increasingly complex.

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American archaeologists have drawn the spatial boundaries of the Central Andean region in various manners during the course of the 20th century on the basis of environmental considerations, style distribution, technology, perceived level of sociopolitical Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tomb reentry, ceremonial convergence, pyramids with ramps, head caches, coast polities, practical hegemony, elite textiles, sunken circular plazas, commensal politics, household archaeology, communal architecture, textile style, prehispanic times, elaborate textiles, mortuary patterns, offering tradition, decorated textiles, mummy bundles, provincial sites, architectural sequence, ancestor veneration, ceremonial architecture, serving wares, south compound, other residential areas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Horizon, Akapana East, Late Archaic, Chavín de Huántar, Norte Chico, Tampu Tocco, Chavin de Huántar, Inca Roca, Early Horizon, Initial Period, Chan Chan, Lake Titicaca, Late Formative, Late Intermediate Period, Late Nasca, Inca Empire, Early Nasca, Cuzco Valley, South America, Tupac Cauri, Ayacucho Valley, Ch'iji Jawira, Huaca Prieta, Inca Viracocha, Late Paracas New!
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