03457nam 2200685 a 450 991045300960332120200520144314.01-58729-264-5(CKB)2550000000107493(EBL)837060(OCoLC)644580449(SSID)ssj0000591988(PQKBManifestationID)11352049(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000591988(PQKBWorkID)10727524(PQKB)11173793(MiAaPQ)EBC837060(MdBmJHUP)muse12549(Au-PeEL)EBL837060(CaPaEBR)ebr10579414(EXLCZ)99255000000010749319970902d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMontane foragers[electronic resource] Asana and the south-central Andean archaic /by Mark S. AldenderferIowa City University of Iowa Press19981 online resource (344 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87745-621-6 1-58729-474-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 High-Mountain Environments as a Human Habitat; 2 The South-Central Andes and the Osmore Basin as a Human Habitat; 3 The Archaic Period Archaeology of the Western Flanks of the South-Central Andes; 4 Field and Analytical Methods; 5 The Geological Setting of Asana; 6 The Discovery and Initial Permanent Settlement of the Highlands; 7 Growth, Emergent Complexity, and Decline: Asana from 8700 to 5000 B.P.; 8 Rapid Transformation: Asana from 5000 to 3600 B.P.; 9 Asana and Models of Montane Foraging; References Cited; IndexThe rich and diversified archaeological record recovered at Asana--which spans from 10,000 to 3,500 years ago--includes the earliest houses as well as public and ceremonial buildings in the central cordillera. Built, used, and abandoned over many millennia, the Asana structures completely transform our understanding of the antiquity and development of native American architecture. Aldenderfer's detailed archaeological case study of high elevation foraging adaptation, his description of this extreme environment as a viable human habitat, and his theoretical model of montane foraging create a Indians of South AmericaPeruAsana River ValleyAntiquitiesIndians of South AmericaFoodPeruAsana River ValleyIndians of South AmericaAnthropometryPeruAsana River ValleyHunting and gathering societiesPeruAsana River ValleyMountain ecologyPeruAsana River ValleyExcavations (Archaeology)PeruAsana River ValleyAsana River Valley (Peru)AntiquitiesAsana Site (Peru)Electronic books.Indians of South AmericaAntiquities.Indians of South AmericaFoodIndians of South AmericaAnthropometryHunting and gathering societiesMountain ecologyExcavations (Archaeology)985/.2Aldenderfer Mark S120011MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453009603321Montane foragers2260670UNINA