Description:
This book provides an introduction to one of the most fascinating and well-known centers of ancient civilization.
- Explores the rise of civilization in the Central Andes from the time of the region's earliest inhabitants to the emergence of the Inca state many thousands of years later.
- Comprised of 13 newly commissioned chapters written by leading archaeologists representing current thinking in the field.
- Presents the central debates in contemporary Inca and Andean archaeology.
- Progresses chronologically and culturally to reveal the processes by which multiple Andean societies became increasingly complex.
Review Quotes: "The publication of Andean Archaeology is long overdue and a relief to those who teach the subject. It offers state-of-the-art summaries of exciting advances, especially concerning little-known pre-Incan civilisations." New Scientist
"I became really excited when I first saw Helaine Silverman's edited volume... Andean Archaelogy, I thought, could indeed become a source of core texts for undergraduate courses... The thirteen chapters provide a mix of balanced scholarly review and pushy polemics dotted with flashes of thoughtful insight." Alexander Herrera, in Archaeological Review from Cambridge