Archaeology in Latin America edited by Gustavo G. Politis and Benjamin Alberti. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. - xiv, 286 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.




Brazilian archaeology: a reappraisal / Pedro Paulo A. Funari --
Some aspects of the French influence upon Uruguayan and Brazilian archaeology / José M. López Mazz --
Archaeology as a social science: its expression in Latin America / Iraida Vargas Arenas and Mario Sanoja --
The archaeology of hunter-gatherers in South America: recent history and new directions / José Luis Lanata and Luis Alberto Borrero --
The emergence of complex urban societies in central Mexico: the case of Teotihuacan / Linda Manzanilla --
The domestication of Andean camelids / Duccio Bonavia --
Early modes of life of the indigenous population of northeastern Venezuela / Mario Sanoja and Iraida Vargas Arenas --
Tawantinsuyu: the frontiers of the Inca empire / Rodolfo Raffino and Rubén Stehberg --
The archaeological culture of San Agustin: towards a new interpretation / César Velandia --
Changing perspectives in Amazonian archaeology / Eduardo G. Neves --
Pre-Columbian metallurgy and social change: two case studies from Colombia / Carl Henrik Langebaek R. --
Archaeology and historical multivocality: a reflection from the Colombian multicultural context / Cristóbal Gnecco.

This comprehensive survey provides an overview of themes in Latin American archaeology written solely by academics native to the region

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Indians of South America--Antiquities.
Archaeology--Latin America.
Indians--Antiquities


Latin America--Antiquities.

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