South American Archaeology
An Introduction to the Archaeology of the South American Continent with Special Reference to the Early History of Peru

Originally published in 1912, this pioneering and highly illustrated textbook made South American archaeology more accessible to the general reader.

Thomas Athol Joyce (Author)

9781108063760, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 June 2013

362 pages, 62 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 2 maps
21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg

An anthropologist and archaeologist working for much of his life in the British Museum, Thomas Athol Joyce (1878–1942) succeeded in making American archaeology more accessible to non-specialists. Through careful analysis and presentation of the available evidence from South and Central America, he secured his reputation as an authority in this field, especially with regard to Mayan civilisation. Drawing on his wide reading of the published literature, he produced three pioneering and highly illustrated textbooks. The present work appeared in 1912 and confined itself to South America, beginning its coverage with Colombia in the north. Given the better preservation of the material culture, there is a particular focus on Peru and the Incas. The topics discussed range from burials, mummies and shrunken heads to nose ornaments, musical instruments, tattoos and weaving. Joyce's Mexican Archaeology (1914) and Central American and West Indian Archaeology (1916) are also reissued in this series.

Introduction
1. Colombia
2. Colombia (cont.)
3. Ecuador
4. The growth of the Peruvian empire
5. Peru: government
6. Peru: daily life and occupations
7. Peru: burial and religion
8. Peru: the sequence of cultures
9. Peru: arts and crafts
10. The southern provinces of the Peruvian empire
11. The southern Andes and plains
12. East and central South America
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Archaeology by period / region [HDD]