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In this first-person tale of archaeological adventure in the tropical forest, Jeffrey Quilter tells the story of his excavation of Rivas, a great ceremonial center at the foot of the Talamanca Mountain range, which flourished between A.D. 900 and 1300, and its fabled gold-filled cemetery, the Panteón de La Reina. Beginning with the 1992 field season and ending with the last excavations in 1998, Quilter discusses Rivas' builders and users, theories on chiefdom societies, and the daily interactions and surprises of modern archaeological fieldwork.

Excavations (Archaeology ) --- Indians of Central America --- Indigenous peoples --- Meso-America --- Meso-American Indians --- Mesoamerica --- Mesoamerican Indians --- Pre-Columbian Indians --- Precolumbian Indians --- Ethnology --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Antiquities. --- San Isidro de El General Region (Costa Rica) --- Panteón de la Reina Site (Costa Rica) --- Rivas Site (Costa Rica) --- Costa Rica --- Antiquities --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Panteon de la Reina Site (Costa Rica)

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"During the early Colonial Period in the Americas, as an ancient way of life ended and the modern world began, indigenous peoples and European invaders confronted, resisted, and compromised with one another. Yet archaeological investigations of this complex era are rare. Magdalena de Cao is an exception: the first in-depth and heavily illustrated examination of what life was like at one culturally mixed town and church complex during the early Colonial Period in Peru"--

Archaeology and history --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Acculturation --- Indians of South America --- Magdalena de Cao (Peru) --- Antiquities. --- History.

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"The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and provides a balanced view of current research. Two opening chapters present the intellectual, political, and practical background and history of research in the Central Andes and the spatial, temporal, and formal dimensions of the study of its past. Chapters then proceed in chronological order from remote antiquity to the Spanish Conquest.The book presents background on the history of research in the region as well as current investigations. Consensus opinions on interpretations are highlighted as are disputes among scholars regarding interpretations of the past. A number of important themes run through the book including the tension in between those scholars who wish to study Peruvian antiquity on a comparative basis in contrast to historicist approaches. The Ancient Central Andes provides an up-to-date, objective survey of the archaeology of the central Andes that is much needed. Students and interested readers will benefit greatly from this introduction to a key period in South America's past"--

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Indians of South America --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Antiquities. --- History. --- Social life and customs. --- Antiquités --- Histoire --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Andes Region --- Andes --- Civilization. --- Civilisation

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The Inka Empire stretched over much of the length and breadth of the South American Andes, encompassed elaborately planned cities linked by a complex network of roads and messengers, and created astonishing works of architecture and artistry and a compelling mythology—all without the aid of a graphic writing system. Instead, the Inkas' records consisted of devices made of knotted and dyed strings—called khipu—on which they recorded information pertaining to the organization and history of their empire. Despite more than a century of research on these remarkable devices, the khipu remain largely undeciphered. In this benchmark book, twelve international scholars tackle the most vexed question in khipu studies: how did the Inkas record and transmit narrative records by means of knotted strings? The authors approach the problem from a variety of angles. Several essays mine Spanish colonial sources for details about the kinds of narrative encoded in the khipu. Others look at the uses to which khipu were put before and after the Conquest, as well as their current use in some contemporary Andean communities. Still others analyze the formal characteristics of khipu and seek to explain how they encode various kinds of numerical and narrative data.

Quipu --- Incas --- History --- Sources. --- Mathematics. --- Histoire --- Sources --- Mathématiques --- Mathematics --- Mathématiques --- Quipu - History - Sources --- Incas - Mathematics --- Khipu --- Kipu --- Abacus --- Mathematical instruments --- Mathematics, Inca

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Indians --- Sex role --- Gender identity --- Indian women --- Human body --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Rôle selon le sexe --- Identité sexuelle --- Indiennes d'Amérique --- Corps humain --- Sexual behavior --- History --- Congresses. --- Social conditions --- Social aspects --- Sexualité --- Histoire --- Congrès --- Conditions sociales --- Aspect social --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Rôle selon le sexe --- Identité sexuelle --- Indiennes d'Amérique --- Sexualité --- Congrès --- Women, Indian --- Women --- Aborigines, American --- American aborigines --- American Indians --- Amerindians --- Amerinds --- Pre-Columbian Indians --- Precolumbian Indians --- Ethnology --- Body, Human --- Human beings --- Body image --- Human anatomy --- Human physiology --- Mind and body --- Gender role --- Sex (Psychology) --- Sex differences (Psychology) --- Social role --- Gender expression --- Sexism --- Sex identity (Gender identity) --- Sexual identity (Gender identity) --- Identity (Psychology) --- Queer theory --- Civilization --- Indigenous peoples --- Gender roles --- Gendered role --- Gendered roles --- Role, Gender --- Role, Gendered --- Role, Sex --- Roles, Gender --- Roles, Gendered --- Roles, Sex --- Sex roles --- Gender dysphoria