The archaeology of Andean pastoralism / edited by José M. Capriles and Nicholas Tripcevich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Capriles Flores, José M., editor.

Tripcevich, Nicholas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Indians of South America.

Landscape archaeology.

Social archaeology.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Social change.

History.

Human-animal relationships.

Camelidae.

Pastoral systems.

Andes Region.

Antiquities.

Pastoral systems--Andes Region--History.

Camelidae--Andes Region--History.

Human-animal relationships--Andes Region--History.

Indians of South America--Andes Region--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Social change--Andes Region--History.

Andes Region--Antiquities.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Andes Region.

Social archaeology--Andes Region.

Landscape archaeology--Andes Region.

Indians of South America--Antiquities.

Indians of South America--Social life and customs.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2016.

Summary:

"In this book leading experts uncover and discuss archaeological topics and themes surrounding the long-term trajectory of camelid (llama and alpaca) pastoralism in the Andean highlands of South America. The chapters open up these studies to a wider world by exploring the themes of intensification of herding over time, animal-human relationships, and social transformations, as well as navigating four areas of recent research: the origins of domesticated camelids, variation in the development of pastoralist traditions, ritual and animal sacrifice, and social interaction through caravans. Andeanists and pastoral scholars alike will find this comprehensive work an invaluable contribution to their library and studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Mark Aldenderfer

Advances in the Archaeology of Andean Pastoralism / Nicholas Tripcevich and José M. Capriles

Andean Pastoralism and its Effect on Economic and Social Stability in the Andes / Lawrence A. Kuznar

Early Domesticated Camelids in the Andes / Katherine M. Moore

The Subsistence Economy of Early Andean Pastoralists : Zooarchaeological Insights from a Formative Period Andean Pastoralist House / José M. Capriles

Gifts from the Camelids : Archaeobotanical Insights into Camelid Pastoralism through the Study of Dung / Maria C. Bruno and Christine A. Hastorf

Camelid Pastoralism at Ancient Tiwanaku : Urban Provisioning in the Highlands of Bolivia / Claudine Vallières

Pastoral Intensification, Social Fissioning, and Ties to State Economies at the Formative-Middle Horizon Transition in the Lake Suches Region, Southern Peru / Benjamin R. Vining

Pastoralism through Time in Southern Peru / Susan D. deFrance

A Question of Altitude : Exploring the Limits of Highland Pastoralism in the Prehispanic Andes / Kevin Lane and Jennifer Grant

Settlement Patterns, Corrals and Tombs : Exploring Sociopolitical Complexity among Late Prehispanic Agropastoralists of the Upper Ricrán, Peru / Manuel F. Perales Munguía

The Camelid Sacrifices of Santa Rita B : An Agropastoral Site in the Chao Valley, North Coastal Peru / Jonathan D. Kent, Teresa Rosales Tham, Víctor Vásquez Sánchez, Catherine M. Gaither, and Jonathan D. Bethard

Offering Llamas to the Sea : The Economic and Ideological Importance of Camelids in the Chimu Society, North Coast of Peru / Nicolas Goepfert and Oscar Gabriel Prieto

The Ethnoarchaeology of a Cotahuasi Salt Caravan : Exploring Andean Pastoralist Movement / Nicholas Tripcevich

Home-Making among South Andean Pastoralists / Axel E. Nielsen

Andean Prehistoric Camelid Pastoralism : A Commentary / David L. Browman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826357021

0826357024

OCLC:

927402510

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