Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-281) and index.
Contents
Ancient society in Nasca: an introduction -- The dynamics of complex societies -- Life in the Nasca Desert -- Earliest inhabitants: the beginnings of complexity -- Farmers in the desert: the development of complexity -- The Nasca culture: civilization in the desert -- The middle horizon: imperial entanglement and collapse -- Local resurgence: the regeneration of complexity -- The rise and fall of complex societies in Nasca.
Summary
This book focuses on the site La Tiza, the longest continuously occupied site in the Wari Empire, and therefore provides invaluable insights into the rise and fall of the Wari state.
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