Andean expressions [[electronic resource] ] : art and archaeology of the Recuay culture / / by George F. Lau

• Autore: Lau George F. <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 p.)
• Disciplina: 985/.21
• Soggetto topico: Recuay culture - Peru - Ancash; Indian art - Peru - Ancash; Indian architecture - Peru - Ancash; Indian pottery - Peru - Ancash
• Soggetto geografico: Ancash (Peru) Antiquities
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Toward a Recuay Prehistory; 2. Land and Settlement in Ancient Ancash; 3. Recuay Architecture; 4. Ritual Buildings and Landscapes; 5. Pottery and Society; 6. Objects of Stone; 7. Chiefly Worlds in Artworks and Imagery; 8. A Prehistory of Recuay Culture; 9. Epilogue; Appendix 1: Demographics in the Department of Ancash; Appendix 2: Radiocarbon Dates from Highland Ancash; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unprecedented aesthetic and a high degree of technical sophistication. In this first in-depth study of these peoples, George Lau situates the Recuay within the great diversification of cultural styles associated with the Early Intermediate Period, provides new and significant evi
• Titolo autorizzato: Andean expressions
• ISBN: 1-58729-974-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781344903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Iowa series in Andean studies.