Excavations at Cerro Azul, Peru
Title | Excavations at Cerro Azul, Peru PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Marcus |
Publisher | Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2008-12-31 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1938770188 |
Recipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize During the Late Intermediate period (AD 1100-1470), the lower Canete Valley of Peru was controlled by the walled Kingdom of Huarco. While inland sites produced irrigated crops, the seaside community of Cerro Azul, 130 km south of Lima, produced fish for the rest of the kingdom. Cerro Azul's noble families lived in large, multipurpose compounds with tapia walls. Their pottery had its strongest ties with valleys to the south, such as Chincha and Ica. During the course of excavation, the University of Michigan Project excavated two tapia buildings in their entirety, saving every sherd from every room, walled work area, feature, and midden. This remarkable volume is the final site report on the architecture and pottery of Late Intermediate Cerro Azul.
The Burials of Cerro Azul, Peru
Title | The Burials of Cerro Azul, Peru PDF eBook |
Author | JOYCE. MARCUS |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 395 |
Release | 2024-02-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1951538757 |
Burial material from excavations at Cerro Azul in Peru's Cañete Valley, a pre-Inca fishing community.
Late Intermediate Occupation at Cerro Azul, Perú, A Preliminary Report
Title | Late Intermediate Occupation at Cerro Azul, Perú, A Preliminary Report PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Marcus |
Publisher | U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY |
Pages | 129 |
Release | 1987-01-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0915703122 |
Late Intermediate Occupation at Cerro Azul, Perú
Title | Late Intermediate Occupation at Cerro Azul, Perú PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Marcus |
Publisher | |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Cañete (Peru : Province) |
ISBN | 9781951538279 |
Cerro Azul was a late prehistoric fishing community on the south-central coast of Peru. It was one of several communities that belonged to the region of Huarco before falling to the Inca. This volume is the preliminary report of an interdisciplinary project carried out at the site from 1982 to 1986. The remains of many buildings exist on the site. During this project, crews excavated four of these, as well as middens and burials.
Coastal Ecosystems and Economic Strategies at Cerro Azul, Peru
Title | Coastal Ecosystems and Economic Strategies at Cerro Azul, Peru PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Marcus |
Publisher | U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY |
Pages | 403 |
Release | 2016-01-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0915703882 |
The Ancient Central Andes
Title | The Ancient Central Andes PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey Quilter |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 556 |
Release | 2022-05-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1000584194 |
The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and provides a balanced view of current research. Two opening chapters present the intellectual, political, and practical background and history of research in the Central Andes and the spatial, temporal, and formal dimensions of the study of its past. Chapters then proceed in chronological order from remote antiquity to the Spanish Conquest. A number of important themes run through the book, including: the tension between those scholars who wish to study Peruvian antiquity on a comparative basis and those who take historicist approaches; the concept of "Lo Andino," commonly used by many specialists that assumes long-term, unchanging patterns of culture some of which are claimed to persist to the present; and culture change related to severe environmental events. Consensus opinions on interpretations are highlighted as are disputes among scholars regarding interpretations of the past. The Ancient Central Andes provides an up-to-date, objective survey of the archaeology of the Central Andes that is much needed. Students and interested readers will benefit greatly from this introduction to a key period in South America’s past.
Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology-2
Title | Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology-2 PDF eBook |
Author | Abigail R. Levine |
Publisher | Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2013-12-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1950446115 |
This volume, the second in a series of studies on the archaeology of the Titicaca Basin, serves as an excellent springboard for broader discussions of the roles of ritual, authority, coercion, and the intensification of resources and trade for the development of archaic states worldwide. Over the last hundred years, scholars have painstakingly pieced together fragments of the incredible cultural history of the Titicaca Basin, an area that encompasses over 50,000 km2, achieving a basic understanding of settlement patterns and chronology. While large-scale surveys will need to continue and areas will need to be revisited to further refine chronologies and knowledge of site-formation processes, the maturation of the field now allows archaeologists to fruitfully invest energy in single locations and specialized topics.