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

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

Joyce, Thomas Athol

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

ArchaeologyFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1108063764
ISBN13: 9781108063760
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Jun 27 2013
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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