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Helaine Silverman
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Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
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William H. Isbell
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Department of Anthropology, State University of New York Binghamton, Binghamton, USA
The most comprehensive coverage of the South American continent
The biggest names in South American archaeology and anthropology from around the globe
Organized to bring researchers of specific areas to awareness of other cultures and histories of the continent
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Table of contents (59 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxvi
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Early Occupations Of South America
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- Bernardo T. Arriaza, Vivien G. Standen, Vicki Cassman, Calogero M. Santoro
Pages 45-58
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Environment And Subsistence
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- Daniel H. Sandweiss, James B. Richardson III
Pages 93-104
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Lowland Moundbuilders
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- Maria Dulce Gaspar, Paulo DeBlasis, Suzanne K. Fish, Paul R. Fish
Pages 319-335
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Continental Variations In Non-State Complexity
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About this book
Perhaps the contributions of South American archaeology to the larger field of world archaeology have been inadequately recognized. If so, this is probably because there have been relatively few archaeologists working in South America outside of Peru and recent advances in knowledge in other parts of the continent are only beginning to enter larger archaeological discourse. Many ideas of and about South American archaeology held by scholars from outside the area are going to change irrevocably with the appearance of the present volume. Not only does the Handbook of South American Archaeology (HSAA) provide immense and broad information about ancient South America, the volume also showcases the contributions made by South Americans to social theory. Moreover, one of the merits of this volume is that about half the authors (30) are South Americans, and the bibliographies in their chapters will be especially useful guides to Spanish and Portuguese literature as well as to the latest research. It is inevitable that the HSAA will be compared with the multi-volume Handbook of South American Indians (HSAI), with its detailed descriptions of indigenous peoples of South America, that was organized and edited by Julian Steward. Although there are heroic archaeological essays in the HSAI, by the likes of Junius Bird, Gordon Willey, John Rowe, and John Murra, Steward states frankly in his introduction to Volume Two that “arch- ology is included by way of background” to the ethnographic chapters.
Reviews
Aus den Rezensionen:
“Mit dem vorliegenden Handbuch (HSAA) bekommt der Leser nicht nur ein besonders umfangreiches und schweres Werk in die Hand. Auch inhaltlich hat das Buch eine Menge zu bieten. ... Eine umfangreiche Bibliografie am Ende jedes Beitrages zeigt dem Leser, wo er weitere und ausführliche Informationen finden kann. ... Ziel ist eine fundierte archäologische Information für ausgewählte Gesellschaften und Regionen. ... Die einzelnen Beiträge selbst sind sehr informativ, bieten einen aktuellen Forschungsstand und weisen zahlreiche Abbildungen, Karten und Fotos ...“ (in: Amerindian Research, 2009, Vol. 474, Issue 14, S. 258 f.)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Helaine Silverman
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Department of Anthropology, State University of New York Binghamton, Binghamton, USA
William H. Isbell
