Over the last decades, considerable effort has been directed towards the study of early complex societies of northern Peru, and in recent years archaeologists have expressed a strong interest in the art and archaeology of the Moche, Lambayeque and Chimu societies. Yet, comparatively little attention has been paid to the earlier cultural foundations of north coast civilization: the Gallinazo. In the recent years, however, the work of a number of north coast specialists brought about a large quantity of data on the Gallinazo occupation of the coast, but a coherent framework for studying this culture had yet to be defined. The present volume is the result of a round table, which gathered some thirty scholars from Europe and North and South America to discuss the Gallinazo phenomenon. In fourteen chapters, authors with different perspectives and backgrounds reconsider the nature of the Gallinazo culture and its position within north coast cultural history, while addressing wider issues about the development of complex societies in this area and within the Andean region in general. The contributions reveal a diversity of perspectives on north coast archaeology, something that is likely to stimulate methodological and theoretical debates among Andeanists, pre-Columbian specialists and New World archaeologists in general.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at Ucla
ISBN-13
9781931745758
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106271440
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Regional History
Author
Jean-Francois Millaire, Magali Morlion
Publication Name
Gallinazo: an Early Cultural Tradition on the Peruvian North Coast
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, History
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
278mm
Item Width
215mm
Item Weight
881g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Monographs
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Magali Morlion, Jean-Francois Millaire
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