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The Origins and Development of the Andean State

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Origins and Development of the Andean State
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jonathan Haas
By (author) Shelia Pozorski
By (author) Thomas Pozorski
SeriesNew Directions in Archaeology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:196
Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 210
Category/GenreArchaeology by period and region
ISBN/Barcode 9780521104852
ClassificationsDewey:985.01
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 March 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume brings together research on the evolution of civilisation in the Andean region of South America from the work of sixteen leading scholars, at one time actively engaged in fieldwork in Peru. Beginning with early chiefdom societies living along the Peruvian coast 2000 years before Christ, the authors trace the growing complexity of Andean states and empires over the next 3000 years. They examine the accomplishments of the ancient Andeans in the rise of magnificent monumental architecture and the construction of unparalleled prehistoric irrigation systems. They also look at the dominant role of warfare in Andean societies and at the collapse of empires in the millennia before the arrival of the Spanish in 1534. Together, the contributors provide the first systematic study of the evolution of polities along the dry coastal plains and high mountain valleys of the Peruvian Andes.