Montane foragers : Asana and the south-central Andean archaic / by Mark S. Aldenderfer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldenderfer, Mark S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Peru--Asana River Valley--Antiquities.

Indians of South America.

Indians of South America--Food--Peru--Asana River Valley.

Indians of South America--Anthropometry--Peru--Asana River Valley.

Hunting and gathering societies--Peru--Asana River Valley.

Hunting and gathering societies.

Mountain ecology--Peru--Asana River Valley.

Mountain ecology.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Peru--Asana River Valley.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Asana River Valley (Peru)--Antiquities.

Asana River Valley (Peru).

Asana Site (Peru).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rich and diversified archaeological record recovered at Asana--which spans from 10,000 to 3,500 years ago--includes the earliest houses as well as public and ceremonial buildings in the central cordillera. Built, used, and abandoned over many millennia, the Asana structures completely transform our understanding of the antiquity and development of native American architecture. Aldenderfer's detailed archaeological case study of high elevation foraging adaptation, his description of this extreme environment as a viable human habitat, and his theoretical model of montane foraging create a

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 High-Mountain Environments as a Human Habitat; 2 The South-Central Andes and the Osmore Basin as a Human Habitat; 3 The Archaic Period Archaeology of the Western Flanks of the South-Central Andes; 4 Field and Analytical Methods; 5 The Geological Setting of Asana; 6 The Discovery and Initial Permanent Settlement of the Highlands; 7 Growth, Emergent Complexity, and Decline: Asana from 8700 to 5000 B.P.; 8 Rapid Transformation: Asana from 5000 to 3600 B.P.; 9 Asana and Models of Montane Foraging; References Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781587292644

1587292645

OCLC:

644580449