| Ethnoarchaeology of Andean South America: Contributions to Archaeological Method and Theory Contributor(s): Kuznar, Lawrence A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1879621290 ISBN-13: 9781879621299 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $170.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 980.01 |
| LCCN: 00053615 |
| Series: Ethnoarchaeological Series |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.7" W x 11.1" (2.35 lbs) 309 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Andean South America offers significant anthropological insights into highland and arid zone adaptations, including pastoralist economy and ecology, settlement patterns, site formation processes, tool manufacture, and the cultural meanings of landscapes. The papers in this volume present detailed studies of highland and lowland pastoralists and horticulturalists, taphonomy, and sacred landscapes. The epistomological foundations of ethnoarchaeology, archaeological uses of ethnoarchaeology, and the relationship between environment and culture are key theoretical themes. This volume will be of use to anyone who studies human adaptations to highland or arid environments, and to those interested in pastoral societies, as well as Andean South America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kuznar, Lawrence A.: - Lawrence A. Kuznar is a professor of anthropology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. |