Ancient South America / Karen Olsen Bruhns, San Francisco State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruhns, Karen Olsen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Antiquities.

Indians of South America.

Excavations (Archaeology)--South America.

Excavations (Archaeology).

South America--Antiquities.

South America.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xli, 442 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Ancient South America, 2nd edition is completely revised and updated to reflect archaeological discoveries and insights made in the past three decades. It features the full panorama of the South American past from the first inhabitants to the European invasions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Still a New World

A Matter of Time

The Physical Setting

The First Peoples : 12,000-6000BC

Settling Down : 6000-3500BC

The Problems of Maize

Cultural Intensifications in the Andes : 3500-2000BC

Ceramics : Their Origins and Spread

Further Developments in the Beginnings of Civilization : 2000-200BC

Textiles : The Highest Art of South America

Metallurgy in Ancient South America

Regional Diversification in the Andes 200BC-AD800

Iconographic Studies

Militaristic and Religious Movements in the Andes AD600-900

Transport and Trade

Kingdoms, Chiefdoms and Empires AD900-1438

The Amazon : Mistaken Ideas and New Investigations

The 16th Century

Intercontinental Movements before Columbus

The Future of a Continent.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Bruhns, Karen Olsen. Ancient South America

ISBN:

9780511843006

0511843003

OCLC:

1392167938

Access Restriction:

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