{"product_id":"ancient-south-america-paperback-softback-9780521682497","title":"Ancient South America (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521682497","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAncient South America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient South America, 2nd edition features the full panorama of the South American past from the first inhabitants to the European invasions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaren Olsen Bruhns (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521682497, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e484 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 17.9 x 2.3 cm, 1.02 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… provides an excellent introduction to the better-studied cultures of ancient South America … Recommended.' E. R. Swenson, CHOICE\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAncient South America, 2nd edition features the full panorama of the South American past from the first inhabitants to the European invasions  Isolated for all of prehistory and much of history, the continent witnessed the rise of cultures and advanced civilizations rivalling those of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Independently of developments elsewhere, South American peoples invented agriculture, domesticated animals, and created pottery, elaborate architecture, and the arts of working metals. Tribes, chiefdoms, and immense conquest states rose, flourished, and disappeared, leaving only their ruined monuments and broken artifacts as testimonials to past greatness. This new edition is completely revised and updated to reflect archaeological discoveries and insights made in the past three decades. Incorporating new findings on northern and eastern lowlands, and discussions of the first civilizations, it also examines the first inhabitants of Brazil and Patagonia as well as the Andes. Accessibly written and abundantly illustration, the volume also includes chronological charts and new examples.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Still a new world\u003cbr\u003e 2. A matter of time\u003cbr\u003e 3. The physical setting\u003cbr\u003e 4. The first peoples: 12,000–6000BC\u003cbr\u003e 5. Settling down: 6000–3500BC\u003cbr\u003e 6. The problems of maize\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cultural intensifications in the Andes: 3500–2000BC\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ceramics: their origins and spread\u003cbr\u003e 9. Further developments in the beginnings of civilization: 2000–200BC\u003cbr\u003e 10. Textiles: the highest art of South America\u003cbr\u003e 11. Metallurgy in Ancient South America\u003cbr\u003e 12. Regional diversification in the Andes 200BC–AD800\u003cbr\u003e 13. Iconographic studies\u003cbr\u003e 14. Militaristic and religious movements in the Andes AD600–900\u003cbr\u003e 15. Transport and trade\u003cbr\u003e 16. Kingdoms, chiefdoms and empires AD900–1438\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Amazon: mistaken ideas and new investigations\u003cbr\u003e 18. The 16th century\u003cbr\u003e 19. Intercontinental movements before Columbus\u003cbr\u003e 20. The future of a continent.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeology by period \/ region [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeology by period \/ region\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeology%20by%20period%20\/%20region%20%5BHDD%5D%22\"\u003eHDD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52165806227736,"sku":"9780521682497","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780521682497i.jpg?v=1781100922","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ancient-south-america-paperback-softback-9780521682497","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}