Archaeological interpretations : symbolic meaning within Andes prehistory /

Archaeological interpretations : symbolic meaning within Andes prehistory / edited by Peter Eeckhout. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: In Search of the Meaning Within / Part I. Monumental: Landscapes and Architecture. -- The Sunken Court Tradition in the South-Central Andes / Reflective and Communicative Waka: Interaction with the Sacred / Part II. Images and Concepts. -- The Life Force Materialized in the Andean Religion / Twisting and Spinning from Symbols to Signs: From Chavin to Tawantinsuyu / Part III. Objects in Context. -- Different Shades of Early Shamanism in the Upper Amazon / Metal in the Recuay Culture of Ancient Peru: Art, Imagery, and Social Context / The Meaning within Moche Masks / Part IV. Rituals and Ontology. -- Ephemeral Memories: The Creation and Ritual Destruction of Architectonic Models in San José de Moro / Farewell to the Gods: Interpreting the Use and Voluntary Abandonment of a Ritual Building at -- Pachacamac, Peru / Peter Eeckhout -- Abigail Levine and Charles Stanish -- Frank Meddens -- Christine A. Hastorf -- Gary Urton -- Francisco Valdez -- George Lau -- Edward Swenson -- Luis Jaime Castillo Butters -- Peter Eeckhout

"Presenting studies in Andean archaeology and iconography by leading specialists in the field, this volume tackles the question of how researchers can come to understand the intangible, intellectual worlds of Andean cultures from the fourth to the sixteenth centuries"--



9780813057545

2019058804


Indians of South America--Antiquities.--Andes
Indians of South America--History.--Andes Region


Electronic Books.

F2229 / .A734 2020