George Lau

An Archaeology of Ancash

Stones, Ruins and Communities in Andean Peru

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An Archaeology of Ancash provides a well-illustrated synthesis of the archaeology of North Central Peru concentrating on the Ancash region. It reveals how groups of the Central Andes used stone as both a physical and symbolic resource in the past providing a window on stone's use and long history of engagement as a special material for monuments, sculptures and other valuables. The book also acts as a guide to the key monuments, places and objects that distinguish the region of Ancash and its archaeology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781138898998
• ISBN-10: 1138898996
• Artikelnr.: 43152262

Autorenporträt

George F. Lau is Reader in Archaeology at the Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas of the University of East Anglia, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A Land of Stone
Chapter 3. Constructing Collectives: Early Stone Monuments in Ancash
Chapter 4. Of Monsters and Men in the Chavín Period
Chapter 5. 'Children of the Stones': Lithicity in the Recuay Tradition
Chapter 6. An Ancient Andean Game
Chapter 7. States and Stones: Wari and Inka in Ancash
Chapter 8. Old Presences, New Relevances
Chapter 9. Concluding Thoughts