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.
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.
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 |
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.
Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence of Domination in Indigenous Latin America
Title | Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence of Domination in Indigenous Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Yamilette Chacon |
Publisher | University Press of Florida |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2023-07-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0813070465 |
New data and interpretations that shed light on the nature of power relations in prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous societies This volume explores the nature of power relations and social control in Indigenous societies of Latin America. Its chapters focus on instances of domination in different contexts as reflected in archaeological, osteological, and ethnohistorical records, beginning with prehistoric case studies to examples from the ethnographic present. Ranging from the development of nautical and lacustrine warfare technology in precontact Mesoamerica to the psychological functions of domestic violence among contemporary Amazonian peoples, these investigations shed light on how leaders often use violence or the threat of violence to advance their influence. The essays show that while social control can be overt, it may also be veiled in the form of monumental architecture, fortresses or pukara, or rituals that signal to friends and foes alike the power of those in control. Contributors challenge many widely accepted conceptions of violence, warfare, and domination by presenting new evidence, and they also offer novel interpretations of power relations in the domestic, local, and regional spheres. Encompassing societies from tribal to state levels of sociopolitical complexity, the studies in this volume present different dimensions of conflict and power found among the prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous peoples of Latin America. Contributors: Stephen Beckerman | Richard J. Chacon | Yamilette Chacon | Vincent Chamussy | Peter Eeckhout | Pamela Erickson | Mariana Favila Vázquez | Romuald Housse | Nam C. Kim | Krzysztof Makowski | Dennis E. Ogburn | Lawrence Stewart Owens | James Yost
Paleoshorelines and Prehistory
Title | Paleoshorelines and Prehistory PDF eBook |
Author | Lucille Lewis Johnson |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 1991-11-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780849388552 |
Archaeologists have always been concerned with the relationship between the sites they study and the environments in which the sites are found. Since the end of the Pleistocene Era, sea levels have risen at least 120 meters, a factor that has considerable effect on many archaeological sites. Paleoshorelines and Prehistory: An Investigation of Method discusses the various processes that may affect coastal sites, or inland sites on shallow coastal plains, and presents a variety of methods that have been developed to reconstruct the shoreline at the time the sites were occupied. The focus of the chapters is on processes affecting coastal sites in the Americas, although the methods discussed are applicable to archaeologists worldwide. The book will also guide archaeologists in designing surveys to discover site locations, whether these are now inland or underwater. All archaeologists and students in archaeology and geology will find a tremendous wealth of useful information in this remarkable volume.