Overview

This volume, the second in a series of studies on the archaeology of the Titicaca Basin, serves as an excellent springboard for broader discussions of the roles of ritual, authority, coercion, and the intensification of resources and trade for the development of archaic states worldwide. Over the last hundred years, scholars have painstakingly pieced together fragments of the incredible cultural history of the Titicaca Basin, an area that encompasses over 50,000 km2, achieving a basic understanding of settlement patterns and chronology. While large-scale surveys will need to continue and areas will need to be revisited to further refine chronologies and knowledge of site-formation processes, the maturation of the field now allows archaeologists to fruitfully invest energy in single locations and specialized topics.

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Author:   Abigail R. Levine ,  Alexei Vranich
Publisher:   Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Imprint:   Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Volume:   77
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.80cm
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9781931745727

ISBN 10:   1931745722
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 September 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Ch. 01: Introduction by Alexei Vranich and Charles S. Stanish Ch. 02: Jesús de Machaca before and after Tiwanaku: A Background to Recent Archaeology at Khonkho Wankane and Pukara de Khonkho by John W. Janusek Ch. 03: Late Formative Period Spatial Organization at Khonkho Wankane, Bolivia by Scott C. Smith Ch. 04: Excavations of a Late Formative Patio Group at Khonkho Wankane, Bolivia by Erik J. Marsh Ch. 05: The Stone Stelae of Khonkho Wankane: Inventory, Brief Description, and Seriation by Arik Ohnstad Ch. 06: Pukara de Khonkho: Preliminary Analysis of a Pacajes Hilltop Settlement by Jennifer M. Zovar Ch. 07: Demographic Dimensions of Tiwanaku Urbanism by Matthew Bandy Ch. 08: What Would Celebrants See? Sky, Landscape, and Settlement Planning in the Late Formative Southern Titicaca Basin by Leonardo Benítez Ch. 09: State of the Fish: Changing Patterns in Fish Exploitation and Consumption duringTiwanaku (AD 500-1100) in Iwawi, Bolivia by José M. Capriles Ch. 10: The Tiwanaku of A. F. Bandelier by Nicholas Bentley Ch. 11: A Radiocarbon Chronology of the Pumapunku Complex and a Reassessment of the Development of Tiwanaku, Bolivia by Jason Yaeger and Alexei Vranich Ch. 12: Reexamining Tiwanaku's Urban Renewal through Ground-Penetrating Radar and Excavation: The Results of Three Field Seasons by Michele L. Koons Ch. 13: Excavation and Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains from a New Dedicatory Offering at Tiwanaku by John W. Verano Ch. 14: Human Skeletal Remains from Bandelier's 1895 Expedition to the Island of the Sun by Christina Torres-Rouff

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Alexei Vranich holds a faculty and administrative appointment at the University of California, Los Angeles. Abigail R. Levine is an academic affiliate of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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