| New Perspectives on Moche Political Organization Contributor(s): Quilter, Jeffrey (Editor), Castillo B., Luis Jaime (Editor), Benson, Elizabeth P. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0884023621 ISBN-13: 9780884023623 Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Political Science | Essays - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 985.01 |
| LCCN: 2009037790 |
| Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.2" W x 10.2" (2.30 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume brings together essays on the nature of political organization of the Moche, a complex pre-Inca society that existed on the north coast of Peru from c. 100 to 800 CE. Since the discovery of the royal tombs of Sip n in 1987, the Moche have become one of the best-known pre-Hispanic cultures of the Americas and the focus of a number of archaeological projects. But the nature of Moche political organization is still debated. Some scholars view the Moche as a monolithic state, others see a clear distinction between a northern and southern Moche polity, and yet others argue that the most accurate model is one in which each valley contained an independent polity. In a presentation of new data and new perspectives, the authors debate these competing theories. Based on a set of papers presented by sixteen international scholars at the Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Studies symposium held in Lima, Peru, in 2004, this volume marks an important point in the development of Moche archaeology and will be a landmark work in Pre-Columbian studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Quilter, Jeffrey: - Jeffrey Quilter is Deputy Director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.Castillo B., Luis Jaime: - Luis Jaime Castillo Butters is Professor of Humanities and Archaeology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.Fash, William L.: - William L. Fash, Jr., is Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology and William and Muriel Seabury Howells Director of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University. |
