Encyclopedia of Prehistory [electronic resource] : Volume 7: South America / edited by Peter N. Peregrine, Melvin Ember.

Erişim Adresi
Link
ISBN
9781461505211
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/6546
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2001.
Yayın Bilgisi
New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XXIX, 379 p. 9 illus. online resource.
İçindekiler Notu
Andean Regional Development -- Andean Regional States -- Aymara Kingdoms -- Chavín -- Chimú -- Coastal Andean Archaic -- Early Amazonian -- Early Coastal Andean Formative -- Early East Brazilian Uplands -- Early Highland Andean Archaic -- Early Parana-Pampean -- Highland Andean Formative -- Huari -- Inca -- Late Amazonian -- Late Andean Hunting-Collecting -- Late Coastal Andean Formative -- Late East Brazilian Uplands -- Late Highland Andean Archaic -- Late Parana-Pampean -- Magellan-Fuegan -- Moche -- Nasca (Nazca) -- Old Amazonian Collecting-Hunting -- Old South American Hunting-Collecting -- Sambaqui -- South Andean Ceramic -- Tiwanaku -- Tupi.
Özet, vb.
temporal dimension. Major traditions are The Encyclopedia of Prehistory represents an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth­ covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. Major traditions are prehistory of humankind. It is designed as defined based on common subsistence a tool to assist in doing comparative practices, sociopolitical organization, and research on the peoples of the past. Most material industries, but language, ideology, of the entries are written by the world's and kinship ties play little or no part in foremost experts on the particular areas their definition because they are virtually and time periods. unrecoverable from archaeological con­ The Encyclopedia is organized accord­ texts. In contrast, language, ideology, and ing to major traditions. A major tradition kinship ties are central to defining ethno­ is defined as a group of populations sharing logical cultures. similar subsistence practices, technology, There are three types of entries in the and forms of sociopolitical organization, Encyclopedia: the major tradition entry, which are spatially contiguous over a rela­ the regional subtradition entry, and the tively large area and which endure tempo­ site entry. Each contains different types of rally for a relatively long period. Minimal information, and each is intended to be areal coverage for a major tradition can used in a different way.
Konu
Archaeology.
Anthropology.
Archaeology.
Anthropology.
Diğer Yazarlar
Peregrine, Peter N.
Ember, Melvin.
Kurum Adı
SpringerLink (Online service)
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