"Writing and recording are key cultural activities that allow humans to communicate across time and space. Whereas Old World writing evolved into the alphabetic system that is now employed around the world, the indigenous peoples in the Americas autonomously developed alternative systems that conveyed knowledge in a tangible medium. New World systems range from the hieroglyphic script of the Maya, to the figural and iconic pictographies ..."
Andean Cosmopolitans Seeking Justice and Reward at the Spanish Royal Court by José Carlos de la Puente Luna 360 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-1488-3, ISBN: 1-4773-1488-1
Image Encounters Moche Murals and Archaeo Art History by Lisa Trever 567 Pages, Published 2022 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-2429-5, ISBN: 1-4773-2429-1
At the Mountains' Altar Anthropology of Religion in an Andean Community by Frank Salomon 236 Pages, Published 2018 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-351-71172-2, ISBN: 1-351-71172-5
In Praise of the Ancestors Names, Identity, and Memory in Africa and the Americas by Susan Elizabeth Ramirez 244 Pages, Published 2022 by University Of Nebraska Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4962-3025-6, ISBN: 1-4962-3025-6
The Entablo Manuscript Water Rituals and Khipu Boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru by Sarah Bennison 237 Pages, Published 2023 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-2544-5, ISBN: 1-4773-2544-1
Incertidumbres y distancias El controvertido protagonismo del estado en el Perú by Romeo Grompone Published 2017 by Instituto De Estudios Peruanos ISBN-13: 978-9972-51-663-4, ISBN: 9972-51-663-6