The archaeology of the Upper Amazon : complexity and interaction in the Andean tropical forest / edited by Ryan Clasby, Jason Nesbitt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clasby, Ryan, editor.

Nesbitt, Jason, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Amazon River Valley.

Indians of South America.

Antiquities.

Amazon River Valley--Antiquities.

Amazon River Valley.

Amazon River Valley--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2021]

Summary:

"This volume brings together archaeologists working in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to construct a new prehistory of the upper Amazon, outlining cultural developments from the late third millennium B.C. to the Inca Empire of the sixteenth century A.D"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Upper Amazon / Ryan Clasby and Jason Nesbitt

Ecology and Human Habitation of Andean Forests / Kenneth R. Young

A Record of Early Long-Distance Societal Interaction from Manachaqui Cave in Peru's Northeastern Andes / Warren B. Church

Mayo Chinchipe-Mara℗Þon Complex: The Unexpected Spirits of the Ceja / Francisco Valdez

Emergence of Sociopolitical Complexity in Northern Peru: A Diachronic Perspective from the Huancabamba Valley / Atsushi Yamamoto

Late Initial Period (1100-800 B.C.) Interaction Between the Highlands and Upper Amazon of North-Central Peru: A Case Study from Canchas Uckro, Eastern Ancash / Jason Nesbitt, Rachel Johnson, and Bebel Ibarra Asencios

Monumentality and Social Complexity in the Upano Valley, Upper Amazon of Ecuador / Estanislao M. Pazmi℗Þo

Continuity and Interaction Along the Eastern Edge of the Andes During the Central Andean Early Intermediate Period / Ryan Clasby

Contested Territory: Pre-Hispanic Interethnic Contact/Conflict in the Lower Apurimac Valley, Peru / J. Scott Raymond

Herders in the Jungle: Beyond the Jun℗Łn Plateau of Central Peru / Charles M. Hastings

Over the Andes and Through Their Goods: Late Pre-Columbian Political Economic Relations in Northern Ecuador / Ryan S. Hechler

The Capac an from Chachapoyas to the Tierra Adentro / Inge Schjellerup

The Guaran℗Ł Expansion in Southeastern Bolivia: Confronting the Inca Empire / Sonia Alconini

Conclusions: Borderlines of Biology, Language, and Culture / Warren R. DeBoer

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-6713-8

0-8130-5782-5

OCLC:

1243907790