Ethnoarchaeology of Andean South America : contributions to archaeological method and theory / edited by Lawrence A. Kuznar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kuznar, Lawrence A.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Ethnoarchaeological series ; 4.

Ethnoarchaeological series ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Andes Region--Antiquities.

Indians of South America.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Andes Region.

Antiquities.

Ethnoarchaeology--Andes Region.

Andes Region--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : International Monographs in Prehistory, [2001]

Summary:

Andean South America offers significant anthropological insights into highland and arid zone adaptations, including pastoralist economy and ecology, settlement patterns, site formation processes, tool manufacture, and the cultural meanings of landscapes. The papers in this volume present detailed studies of highland and lowland pastoralists and horticulturalists, taphonomy, and sacred landscapes. The epistomological foundations of ethnoarchaeology, archaeological uses of ethnoarchaeology, and the relationship between environment and culture are key theoretical themes. This volume will be of use to anyone who studies human adaptations to highland or arid environments, and to those interested in pastoral societies, as well as Andean South America.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Andean Ethnoarchaeology / Lawrence A. Kuznar 1

2. Andean Pastoral Origins and Evolution: The Role of Ethnoarchaeology / Mark Aldenderfer 19

3. Observations, Definitions and Pre-understandings in the Ethnoarchaeology of Pastoralism / Alejandro Fabio Haber 31

4. An Introduction to Andean Religious Ethnoarchaeology: Preliminary Results and Future Directions / Lawrence A. Kuznar 38

5. When Clouds Cover the Woods: Ethnoarchaeology in the Yungas of Salta, Argentina / Beatriz N. Ventura, Juan Bautista Belardi 67

6. Ethnoarchaeology of a Pastoral Settlement of the Andean Plateau: An Investigation of Archaeological Scale / Hugo D. Yacobaccio, Celina M. Madero 84

7. The Invisibility of Time: An Ethnoarchaeological Study of the Temporary Sites of Herders of the Southern Puna / Maria Soledad Caracotche 97

8. Of Pircas and the Limits of Society: Ethnoarchaeology in the Puna, Laguna Blanca, Catamarca, Argentina / Daniel D. Delfino 116

9. "Up and Down We Move...": Factors Conditioning Agro-pastoral Settlement Organization in Mountainous Settings / Steve A. Tomka 138

10. Ethnoarchaeological Perspectives on Caravan Trade in the South-Central Andes / Axel E. Nielsen 163

11. Women at Work: A Present Archaeological View of Azul Pampa Herding Culture (North West Argentina) / Lidia Clara Garcia 202

12. Herding Today, Lassoing the Past, Herding Yesterday: Toward the Ancients (Livestock Specialization and Variability in Pastoral Contexts) / Maria del Carmen Reigadas 221

13. Regional Taphonomy: Background Noise and the Integrity of the Archaeological Record / Luis Alberto Borrero 243

14. Human and Small Carnivore Gnawing Damage on Bones - an Exploratory Study and its Archaeological Implications / Dolores Elkin, Mariana Mondini 255

15. Taphonomic Action of Foxes in Puna Rockshelters: A Case Study in Antofagasta de la Sierra (Province of Catamarca, Argentina) / Mariana Mondini 266

16. Processing and Economic Yield in Lama glama / Daniel Olivera, Atilio Nasti 296.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1879621290

1879621282

OCLC:

45325697