Over the pre-Columbian sequence, Andean warfare ranged greatly in intensity. This review
combines published information on cranial trauma and settlement patterns, which often align …

Members of the bivalve molluscan family Spondylidae were very important elements in the
world view of pre-Hispanic cultures of America, and today remain as symbols of culture …

This book offers a unique, critical perspective on the history of Peruvian archaeology by a
native scholar. Leading Peruvian archaeologist Henry Tantaleán illuminates the cultural …

The advent of social complexity has been an important topic of longstanding debate among
social scientists. 1 While many of the early models for social complexity were predicated on …

Warfare in the pre-Columbian Andes took on many forms, from inter-village raids to
campaigns of conquest. Andean societies also created spectacular performances and …

Pachacamac is a vast ceremonial centre on the Coast of Peru, and one of the biggest sites
of the ancient Andes. During its 1,000-year history prior to the Spanish Conquest (ad 1533) …

Social complexity is synonymous with inequality, a political form whose origin is associated
with a reduction in residential mobility, the intensification of production, craft specialization …

In Ancient People of the Andes, Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western
South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest. All the major cultures of this …

The Hydraulic State explores the hydraulic engineering technology underlying water system
constructions of many of the ancient World Heritage sites in South America, the Middle East …

New to archaeological studies is the field of paleohydrology characterized by the use of
modern hydraulic engineering and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of ancient …