Archaeology in Latin America (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Alberti, Benjamin; Politis, Gustavo G.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The archaeology of Latin America contains many unique features, both in focus and approach. This pioneering and comprehensive survey is the first overview of current themes in Latin American archaeology written solely by scholars native to the region, making their collective expertise available to an English-speaking audience. The contributors cover the most significant issues in the archaeology of Latin America, such as the domestication of camelids, the emergence of urban society in Mesoamerica, the frontier of the Inca empire, and the relatively little known archaeology of the Amazon basin. Further subjects covered include hunter-gatherer studies, the political implications of the history of archaeology in Brazil, and the French theoretical influence on the region. The book also presents an account of Latin American social archaeology, probably the region's best-known theoretical product. written solely by academics native to the region, and it makes their collected expertise available to an English-speaking audience for the firsttime. The contributors cover the most significant issues in the archaeology of Latin America, such as the domestication of camelids, the emergence of urban society in Mesoamerica, the frontier of the Inca empire, and the relatively little known archaeology of the Amazon basin.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134597840
• Artikelnr.: 42687216

Autorenporträt

Gustavo G. Politis is Professor at the Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, and at the Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Benjamin Alberti is currently engaged in research and teaching at Southampton University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Preface
Part One History and theory: the development of contemporary archaeology in Latin America
Part Two Key issues in Latin American archaeology
Part Three New directions
Index