The peoples and cultures of ancient Peru

by Luis Guillermo Lumbreras

Paper Book, 1974

Status

Available

Call number

F3429 .L8813

Tags

34662000583788

Genres

Collection

NEARA - Nashua NH

Publication

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press; [distributed by G. Braziller, New York] 1974.

Description

The volume begins with a brief history of archeological research and a description of the environmental setting. Succeeding chapters trace cultural development, beginning with the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers, continuing through periods of regionalism and integration, and culminating with the emergence of the Inca Empire. -- P. [4] of cover.

Subjects

Indians of South America Peru Antiquities
Peru Antiquities

Language

English, Spanish

Physical description

vii, 248 p.; 29 cm

ISBN

0874741467 / 9780874741469

Barcode

34662000583788

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