The Casma city of El Purgatorio : ancient urbanism in the Andes

1. Verfasser: Vogel, Melissa A. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016].
Umfang/Format: xxiii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Ancient cities of the New World
Schlagworte:
Indians of South America > Peru > Antiquities.
Indians of South America > Material culture > Peru.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Peru.
Cities and towns, Ancient > Peru.
Incas > Antiquities.
Peru > Antiquities.
Casma River Valley (Peru) > Antiquities.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Urbanism in ancient America
  • The Andes in late prehistory: an overview
  • The Casma and their capital city
  • The urban environment
  • Urban ritual and the Casma religion
  • Urban economy
  • Urban residents
  • Ancient cities and their worlds
  • The city in retrospect.

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