Regional settlement pattern studies

SA Kowalewski - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2008‏ - Springer
This is a critical review of regional settlement pattern archaeology published in the last
decade. The regional approach proves to be highly productive of new ideas and lasting …

Tiwanaku and its precursors: Recent research and emerging perspectives

JW Janusek - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2004‏ - Springer
Abstract The Lake Titicaca Basin provides a fascinating case study for examining the
prehistoric rise of complexity and archaic state development. The development of the …

Toward an understanding of borderland processes

BJ Parker - American antiquity, 2006‏ - cambridge.org
Although the study of frontiers is of fundamental importance to a variety of academic fields
and subdisciplines, few researchers have proposed terminology, models or conceptual …

[كتاب][B] Identity and power in the ancient Andes: Tiwanaku cities through time

JW Janusek - 2004‏ - taylorfrancis.com
The Tiwanaku state was the political and cultural center of ancient Andean civilization for
almost 700 years. Identity and Power is the result of ten years of research that has revealed …

[كتاب][B] The archaeology of islands

P Rainbird - 2007‏ - books.google.com
Archaeologists have traditionally considered islands as distinct physical and social entities.
In this book, Paul Rainbird discusses the historical construction of this characterization and …

[PDF][PDF] Consequences of climate change for ecosystems and ecosystem services in the tropical Andes

EP Anderson, J Marengo, R Villalba… - Climate change and …, 2011‏ - academia.edu
The tropical Andes 1 harbor extraordinary biological and cultural diversity, contained in a
mosaic of ecosystems (Josse et al. 2009). The region's complex topography, coupled with …

Multiregional perspectives on the archaeology of the Andes during the Late Intermediate Period (c. AD 1000–1400)

RA Covey - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2008‏ - Springer
Abstract During the Late Intermediate period (LIP, c. AD 1000–1400), the central Andes
experienced the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku states, as well as processes of state …

An archaeological perspective on the Andean concept of camaquen: thinking through late pre-Columbian ofrendas and huacas

TL Bray - Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2009‏ - cambridge.org
Ethnohistoric sources suggest that the indigenous inhabitants of Andean South America saw
both people and things as animated or enlivened by a common vital force (camaquen). In …

Burning down the brewery: Establishing and evacuating an ancient imperial colony at Cerro Baúl, Peru

ME Moseley, DJ Nash, PR Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2005‏ - National Acad Sciences
Before the Inca reigned, two empires held sway over the central Andes from anno Domini
600 to 1000: the Wari empire to the north ruled much of Peru, and Tiwanaku to the south …

Top-down or bottom-up: rural settlement and raised field agriculture in the Lake Titicaca Basin, Bolivia

JW Janusek, AL Kolata - Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Differing interpretations regarding the organization of past intensive farming are often
distinguished as “top-down” or “bottom-up” perspectives. The development of intensive …