Early Ceremonial Architecture in the Andes
Early Ceremonial Architecture in the Andes
By: Christopher Donnan
This volume investigates the early development of complex societies in the Andes, with a particular focus on ceremonial architecture and its innovations.
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This volume investigates the early development of complex societies in the Andes, with a particular focus on ceremonial architecture as a pervasive diagnostic indicator and reflection of interesting spatial and temporal patterns. The papers comprising this volume—in attesting that Chavín was in fact not the point of origin for the diffusion of civilization throughout Peru—shed light on the architectural innovations of other early complex societies in the Central Andes. This volume represents the first stage in the reappraisal of Andean societal development by consolidating the then-present state of knowledge from which a fuller understanding may stem.
Christopher Donnan
Christopher B. Donnan is an archaeologist. He has researched the Moche civilization of ancient Peru for more than fifty years, conducting numerous excavations of Peruvian archaeological sites. Donnan has traveled the world photographing Moche artwork for purposes of publication, recording both museum artifacts and private collections that would otherwise be unavailable to the public. He has published extensively, both academically and for the general public. Donnan taught anthropology at the University of California Los Angeles as Professor Emeritus and served as Director for the Fowler Museum.
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