Archaeological interpretations : symbolic meaning within Andes prehistory / edited by Peter Eeckhout.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eeckhout, Peter, editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Andes--Antiquities.

Indians of South America.

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

Antiquities.

History.

Andes--Antiquities.

Andes.

Andes Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction: In Search of the Meaning Within / Peter Eeckhout

Part I. Monumental: Landscapes and Architecture.

The Sunken Court Tradition in the South-Central Andes / Abigail Levine and Charles Stanish

Reflective and Communicative Waka: Interaction with the Sacred / Frank Meddens

Part II. Images and Concepts.

The Life Force Materialized in the Andean Religion / Christine A. Hastorf

Twisting and Spinning from Symbols to Signs: From Chavin to Tawantinsuyu / Gary Urton

Part III. Objects in Context.

Different Shades of Early Shamanism in the Upper Amazon / Francisco Valdez

Metal in the Recuay Culture of Ancient Peru: Art, Imagery, and Social Context / George Lau

The Meaning within Moche Masks / Edward Swenson

Part IV. Rituals and Ontology.

Ephemeral Memories: The Creation and Ritual Destruction of Architectonic Models in San José de Moro / Luis Jaime Castillo Butters

Farewell to the Gods: Interpreting the Use and Voluntary Abandonment of a Ritual Building at

Pachacamac, Peru / Peter Eeckhout

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 06, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Archaeological interpretations

ISBN:

9780813057545

081305754X

Publisher Number:

40030000863

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.