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Title Archaeological interpretations : symbolic meaning within Andes prehistory / edited by Peter Eeckhout.

Publication Info. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: In Search of the Meaning Within / Peter Eeckhout -- Part I. Monumental: Landscapes and Architecture. -- The Sunken Court Tradition in the South-Central Andes / Abigail Levine and Charles Stanish -- Reflective and Communicative Waka: Interaction with the Sacred / Frank Meddens -- Part II. Images and Concepts. -- The Life Force Materialized in the Andean Religion / Christine A. Hastorf -- Twisting and Spinning from Symbols to Signs: From Chavin to Tawantinsuyu / Gary Urton -- Part III. Objects in Context. -- Different Shades of Early Shamanism in the Upper Amazon / Francisco Valdez -- Metal in the Recuay Culture of Ancient Peru: Art, Imagery, and Social Context / George Lau -- The Meaning within Moche Masks / Edward Swenson -- Part IV. Rituals and Ontology. -- Ephemeral Memories: The Creation and Ritual Destruction of Architectonic Models in San José de Moro / Luis Jaime Castillo Butters -- Farewell to the Gods: Interpreting the Use and Voluntary Abandonment of a Ritual Building at -- Pachacamac, Peru / Peter Eeckhout
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Indians of South America -- Andes -- Antiquities.
Indians of South America.
Andes.
Antiquities.
Indians of South America -- Andes Region -- History.
Andes Region.
History.
Andes -- Antiquities.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Eeckhout, Peter, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Archaeological interpretations Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2020. 9780813066448 (DLC) 2019058803
ISBN 9780813057545 electronic book
081305754X electronic book
9780813066448 hardcover