Description
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.
About the Author
Helaine Silverman is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her books include Ancient Nasca Settlement and Society (2002), The Place and Space of Death (edited with David B. Small, 2002), Andean Archaeology I: Variations in Sociopolitical Organization and Andean Archaeology II: Art, Landscape, and Society (both edited with William H. Isbell, 2002), and The Nasca (with Donald A. Proulx, Blackwell, 2002).
Reviews
"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
Book Information
ISBN 9780631234012
Author Helaine Silverman
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 626g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 173mm * 21mm
