South American Archaeology

An Archaeology of Ancash provides a well–illustrated synthesis of the archaeology of North Central Peru concentrating on the Ancash region. It reveals how groups of the Central Andes used stone as both a physical and symbolic resource in the past providing a window on stone’s use and long history of..

Rock art research has seen great development in recent years but notably South American examples have been little studied with information, particularly in English, scarce. Exploring the large body of rock art in South America, Interpreting Rock Art exploits a rich and varied set of interpretive per..

At Home with the Aztecs provides a fresh view of Aztec society, focusing on households and communities instead of kings, pyramids, and human sacrifice. This new approach offers an opportunity to humanize the Aztecs, moving past the popular stereotype of sacrificial maniacs to demonstrate that these ..

At Home with the Aztecs provides a fresh view of Aztec society, focusing on households and communities instead of kings, pyramids, and human sacrifice. This new approach offers an opportunity to humanize the Aztecs, moving past the popular stereotype of sacrificial maniacs to demonstrate that these ..

The First Maya Civilization discusses the most recent advances in our knowledge of the Preclassic Maya and the emergence of their rainforest civilization, with new data on settlement, political organization, architecture, iconography and epigraphy supporting a contemporary theoretical perspective th..