Andean expressions : art and archaeology of the Recuay culture / by George F. Lau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lau, George F., 1969-

Series:

Iowa series in Andean studies.

Iowa series in Andean studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Recuay culture--Peru--Ancash.

Recuay culture.

Indian art--Peru--Ancash.

Indian art.

Indian architecture--Peru--Ancash.

Indian architecture.

Indian pottery--Peru--Ancash.

Indian pottery.

Ancash (Peru)--Antiquities.

Ancash (Peru).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unprecedented aesthetic and a high degree of technical sophistication. In this first in-depth study of these peoples, George Lau situates the Recuay within the great diversification of cultural styles associated with the Early Intermediate Period, provides new and significant evi

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Toward a Recuay Prehistory; 2. Land and Settlement in Ancient Ancash; 3. Recuay Architecture; 4. Ritual Buildings and Landscapes; 5. Pottery and Society; 6. Objects of Stone; 7. Chiefly Worlds in Artworks and Imagery; 8. A Prehistory of Recuay Culture; 9. Epilogue; Appendix 1: Demographics in the Department of Ancash; Appendix 2: Radiocarbon Dates from Highland Ancash; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781587299742

1587299747

OCLC:

727366873