During the Middle Horizon (600-1000), the Wari civilization swept
across the central Andes. The nature and importance of this
civilization has long been debated by archaeologists. For many,
Wari was an empire governed by people living at the site of Huari
in the central highlands of Peru. Some scholars, however, have long
argued that the spread of Wari artifacts, architecture, and
influence can be explained by other kinds of interregional
interactions. The scholars whose work is assembled here attempt to
better understand the nature of Wari by examining its impact beyond
Wari walls. By studying Wari from a village in Cuzco, a water
shrine in Huamachuco, or a compound on the Central Coast, these
authors provide us with information that cannot be gleaned from
either digs around the city of Huari or work at the major Wari
installations in the periphery. This book provides no definitive
answers to the Wari phenomena, but it contributes to broader
debates about interregional influences and interaction during the
emergence of early cities and states throughout the world. The
contributors include Ulrike Matthies Green and Paul Goldstein (UC
San Diego), Bruce Owen (Sonoma State University), Veronique Belisle
(University of Michigan), R. Alan Covey (Southern Methodist
University), Christina Conlee (Texas State University), Giancarlo
Marcone (University of Pittsburgh), Rafael Segura Llanos and Izumi
Shimada (Southern Illinois University), Frank Meddens (University
of London), Nicholas Branch (University of Reading), Kit Nelson
(Tulane University), Nathan Craig (Pennsylvania State University),
Manuel Perales (Proyecto Arqueologico Norte Chico), Theresa Lange
Topic (Brescia University College), John Topic (Trent University),
Claude Chapdelaine (Universite de Montreal), William Isbell (SUNY
Binghamton), and the editor.
General
Imprint: |
University of New Mexico Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2010 |
First published: |
October 2010 |
Dimensions: |
279 x 215 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8263-4867-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
Archaeology by period / region >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8263-4867-X |
Barcode: |
9780826348678 |
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