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  | | Life And Death At Paloma(Updated) Practices In Peruvian Village by Jeffrey Quilter Paperback, 204 Pages, Published 2005 by University Of Iowa Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58729-399-3, ISBN: 1-58729-399-4 "Life and Death at Paloma, when published in 1989, was the first in-depth treatment of burials from a preagricultural South American village. It remains a valuable resource used by students and scholars of Andean archaeology. Jeffrey Quilter analyzes the life of Paloma's people during the transition from a hunting-gathering-fishing way of life to a more sedentary horticultural society and offers a study of preceramic Peruvian life throug ..." |
 | | The Ancient Central Andes(1st Edition) (Routledge World Archaeology) by Jeffrey Quilter Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-67310-5, ISBN: 0-415-67310-0 "The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and provides a balanced view of current research. Two opening chapters present the intellectual, political, and practical background and history ..." |
 | | The Moche of Ancient Peru Media and Messages (Peabody Museum Collections Series) by Jeffrey Quilter Paperback, 172 Pages, Published 2011 by Peabody Museum Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87365-406-7, ISBN: 0-87365-406-4 " Peru’s ancient Moche culture is represented in a magnificent collection of artifacts at Harvard’s Peabody Museum. In this richly illustrated volume, Jeffrey Quilter presents a fascinating introduction to this intriguing culture and explores current thinking about Moche politics, history, society, and religion. Quilter utilizes the Peabody’s collection as a means to investigate how the Moche used various media, particularly ceramics, ..." |
 | | The Civilization of the Incas (Illustrated History of the Ancient World) by Jeffrey Quilter Library, 232 Pages, Published 2012 by Rosen Pub Group ISBN-13: 978-1-4488-8499-5, ISBN: 1-4488-8499-3 "Presents a heavily illustrated look at the history, civilization, and culture of the Incas and their predecessors, from ancient antiquity to the Spanish conquest and early colonial period." |
 | | Cobble Circles and Standing Stones Archaeology at the Rivas Site, Costa Rica by Jeffrey Quilter Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of Iowa Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87745-893-7, ISBN: 0-87745-893-6 "IN this lively tale of archaeological adventure in the tropical forest, Jeffrey Quilter tells the story of his excavation of Rivas, a great ceremonial center at the foot of the Talamanca Mountain range, which flourished between A.D. 900 and 1300, and its fabled gold-filled cemetery, the Panteon de La Reina. Beginning with the 1992 field season and ending with the last excavations in 1998, Quilter discusses Rivas's builders and users, th ..." |
 | | Treasures of the Incas(1st Edition) Nazca, Moche and the Pre-Colombian Civilisations of the Andes by Jeffrey Quilter Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Duncan Baird Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-84483-956-8, ISBN: 1-84483-956-7 "The world's longest mountain chain, the Andes, dominates western South America from north to south, and for millennia has been home to the continent's richest civilisations. Only in the past century have we begun to grasp the scale of the material destruction wrought by European colonisers. Enough has survived, however, to testify to great artistic skill and breathtaking imagination of these civilisations. If you thought South American ..." |
 | | TREASURES OF THE ANDES by Jeffrey Quilter Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2005 by Duncan Baird Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-84483-217-0, ISBN: 1-84483-217-1 "Sets the riches of South America in their historical and regional context and restores an important missing piece in the jigsaw of the world's great civilizations." |
 | | New Perspectives on Moche Political Organization (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia) by Jeffrey Quilter, Contributor-Brian Billman, Elizabeth P. Benson, Contributor-Steve Bourget, Contributor-Claude Chapdelaine, Contributor-Izumi Shimada, Jean-Francois Millaire, Christopher B. Donnan, Regulo Franco Jordan, William L. Fash, Luis Jaime Castillo, Contributor-Re Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2010 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-362-3, ISBN: 0-88402-362-1 " This volume brings together essays on the nature of political organization of the Moche, a complex pre-Inca society that existed on the north coast of Peru from c. 100 to 800 CE. Since the discovery of the royal tombs of Sipán in 1987, the Moche have become one of the best-known pre-Hispanic cultures of the Americas and the focus of a number of archaeological projects. But the nature of Moche political organization is still debated. S ..." |
 | | Gardens and Cultural Change A Pan-American Perspective (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Garden History) by Michel Conan, Jeffrey Quilter, Dumbarton Oaks Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 2008 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-330-2, ISBN: 0-88402-330-3 " Gardens contain time, culture, and nature. They are powerful symbolic spaces onto which a society can project its ideals, either to conjure or contrive cultural change, rooting them in the flow of natural processes. Five authors explore the variety of relationships between garden making and cultural change in Argentina, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States. They show how gardens express popular cultural invention and attempts a ..." |
 | | Treasures of the Incas(1st Edition) The Glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian America by Jeffrey Quilter Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2005 by Duncan Baird Pub 2005-10-05 ISBN-13: 978-1-4351-2723-4, ISBN: 1-4351-2723-4 "By Jeffrey Quilter - 7x9.5" 224 pages profusely color illustrated. Copyright 2005, this edition 2011 by Metro Books." |
 | | Treasures of the Andes The Glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian South America by Jeffrey Quilter Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1999 by Duncan Baird ISBN-13: 978-1-84483-187-6, ISBN: 1-84483-187-6 "Centuries before the Incas, a number of advanced cultures flourished in the Andes. This beautifully illustrated study examines the rise and fall of these different peoples, and their magnificent legacy of design and craftsmanship. Surviving artifacts show incredible skill and sophistication, from exquisitely detailed textiles, ceramics, and metalwork to spectacular architectural sites. Tracing the connections between symbolism and belie ..." |
 | | Narrative Threads Accounting and Recounting in Andean Khipu (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture) by Jeffrey Quilter, Gary Urton Paperback, 391 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-72367-2, ISBN: 0-292-72367-9 "The Inka Empire stretched over much of the length and breadth of the South American Andes, encompassed elaborately planned cities linked by a complex network of roads and messengers, and created astonishing works of architecture and artistry and a compelling mythology—all without the aid of a graphic writing system. Instead, the Inkas' records consisted of devices made of knotted and dyed strings—called khipu—on which they recorded info ..." |
 | | El Niño, Catastrophism, and Culture Change in Ancient America (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies) by Jeffrey Quilter, Contributor-David Hodell, Contributor-Gary Huckleberry, Contributor-Brian Billman, Contributor-David Keefer, Contributor-Paul Mayewski, Contributor-Michael Moseley, Contributor-Paul Roscoe, Contributor-Jason Yaeger, Daniel H. Sandweiss, Kirk A. Maasch, Payson D. Sheets, Brian Billman, David Hodell Hardcover, 438 Pages, Published 2009 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-353-1, ISBN: 0-88402-353-2 "El Nino, Catastrophism, and Culture Change in Ancient America El Nino is an extreme climate perturbation that periodically changes weather throughout the globe, often with dire consequences. First recognized in Peru, El Nino events are best known and documented there. This book summarizes research on the nature of El Nino events in the Americas and details specific historic and prehistoric patterns in Peru and elsewhere. By also looking ..." |
 | | Life And Death At Paloma(1st Edition) Practices In Peruvian Village by Jeffrey Quilter . Hardcover, 203 Pages, Published 1989 by University Of Iowa Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87745-194-5, ISBN: 0-87745-194-X "Life and Death at Paloma, when published in 1989, was the first in-depth treatment of burials from a preagricultural South American village. It remains a valuable resource used by students and scholars of Andean archaeology. Jeffrey Quilter analyzes the life of Paloma's people during the transition from a hunting-gathering-fishing way of life to a more sedentary horticultural society and offers a study of preceramic Peruvian life throug ..." |
 | | The Ancient Central Andes(1st Edition) (Routledge World Archaeology) by Jeffrey Quilter Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2014 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-67309-9, ISBN: 0-415-67309-7 "The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and provides a balanced view of current research. Two opening chapters present the intellectual, political, and practical background and history ..." |
 | | Res Anthropology and Aesthetics, 52: Fall 2007 (Res, Autumn 2007) (v. 52) by Francesco Pellizzi, Contributor-Jeffrey Quilter, Contributor-Ruth Phillips, Contributor-Ivan Gaskell, Contributor-Thomas Lentz, Contributor-Michael Herzfeld, Contributor-Suzanne Blier, Contributor-Anne D'alleva, Contributor-Henry Kim, Contributor-Viola Konig, Contributor-Richard Kurin, Contributor-Natalia Majluf, Contributor-Mary Malloy, Contributor-Moyo Okediji, Contributor-Jolene Rickard, Contributor-James Clifton, Contributor-Marcia Brennan, Contributor-Yui Suzuki, William L. Fash, Ngahuia Te Awekotuko, Kristina Van Dyke, Peter Probst, Julie Mcgee, Roberta Bonetti, Dario Gamboni, Pascal Griener, Anne Higonnet, Alan Chong, Peabody Museum Press Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2008 by Peabody Museum Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87365-790-7, ISBN: 0-87365-790-X ""Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics" is a journal of anthropology and comparative aesthetics dedicated to the study of the object, in particular cult and belief objects and objects of art. The journal brings together, in an anthropological perspective, contributions by philosophers, art historians, archaeologists, critics, linguists, architects, artists, and others. Its field of inquiry is open to all cultures, regions, and historical per ..." |
 | | Khok Phanom Di(1st Edition) Prehistoric Adaptation to the World's Richest Habitat (Case Studies in Archaeology Series) by Rachanie Thosarat, Charles Higham, Jeffrey Quilter Paperback, 155 Pages, Published 1994 by Harcourt College Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-15-500951-6, ISBN: 0-15-500951-6 "22:130-5. Higham, C. F. W. 1993. The Transition to Rice Cultivation in Southeast Asia. In The Transition to Agriculture, in press, ed. T. D. Price and A-B. Gebauer. Santa F6: School of American Research. Higham, C. F. W. and A. Kijngam. 1984." |
 | | Narrative Threads(1st Edition) Accounting and Recounting in Andean Khipu (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture) by Jeffrey Quilter, Gary Urton, Gary Dwayne Urton Hardcover, 391 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-76903-8, ISBN: 0-292-76903-2 "The Inka Empire stretched over much of the length and breadth of the South American Andes, encompassed elaborately planned cities linked by a complex network of roads and messengers, and created astonishing works of architecture and artistry and a compelling mythology--all without the aid of a graphic writing system. Instead, the Inkas' records consisted of devices made of knotted and dyed strings--called khipu--on which they recorded i ..." |
 | | The Ancient Central Andes by Jeffrey Quilter 404 Pages, Published 2022 by Taylor & Francis ISBN-13: 978-1-00-058419-6, ISBN: 1-00-058419-4 "Isla Cuadrado, Johny (2009) From Hunters to Regional Lords: Funerary Practices in Palpa, Peru, in Markus Reindel and ... Kaulicke, Peter (1994) Los Orígenes de la Civilización Andina: Arqueología del Perú, in José Antonio del Busto (ed.) ..." |
 | | Routledge World Archaeology Ser. The Ancient Central Andes by Jeffrey Quilter 352 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-317-93524-7, ISBN: 1-317-93524-1 "The Prehistoric Occupation of Chavín de Huántar. Berkeley: University of California Press. Burger, Richard L., Frank Asaro, Ernesto Salazar, Helen V. Michel & Fred H. Stross (1994) Ecuadorian Obsidian Sources Used for Artifact Production and Methods for Provenience Assignments. Latin American Antiquity 5 (3): 257–277. Burger, Richard L. & Ramiro Matos Mendieta (2012) Atalla: A Center on the Periphery of the Chavín Horizon. Latin Am ..." |
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