South America

ISBN: 9781407305912
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A study of settlement dynamics at the Maya site of la Joyanca in Guatemala. Topics include subsistence strategies and adaptations, social organisation and demography. French text. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305936
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The central goal of this study is to explore the structure and opreation of ancient Maya economies of the Late Classic Period (AD 700-900) through an examination of the proceses underlying the distribution of ceramic goods within the Belize riv... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305929
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume examines the origins of institutionalised warfare in the Central Andes. Chumassy shows that the region did not experience institutionalised warfare for several millennia during the Formative Period (3000-200 BC), with peaceful theoc... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407304663
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This is an archaeological study of the Spanish colony of Floridablanca in Patagonia, founded in the late eighteenth century. It explores the tensions between the planned colonial settlement and unplanned use of space and social practices by its... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931745765
Published by : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Series: Cotsen Monographs
Volume: 67
The Incas carried out some of the most dramatic ceremonies known to us from ancient times. Groups of people walked hundreds of miles across arid and mountainous terrain to perform them on mountains over 6,096 m (20,000 feet) high. The most im... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931745741
Published by : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Series: Cotsen Monographs
Volume: 66
Over the last decades, considerable effort has been directed towards the study of early complex societies of northern Peru, and in recent years archaeologists have expressed a strong interest in the art and archaeology of the Moche, Lambayeque ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521816359
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The Tiwanaku civilization, centred on Lake Titicaca, was of pre-eminent importance in the Andean region, from approximately 500-1100, yet has attracted considerably less attention, both popular and scholarly, than the Incas who came to replace ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521016629
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The Tiwanaku civilization, centred on Lake Titicaca, was of pre-eminent importance in the Andean region, from approximately 500-1100, yet has attracted considerably less attention, both popular and scholarly, than the Incas who came to replace ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780884023531
Published by : Dumbarton Oaks
A collection of papers related to the rapid climate change brought about by El Nino, and its affects on past civilizations in the Americas. The volume brings together experts in a variety of disciplines to give the latest scientific approaches ... .... Learn More