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South American Archaeology - An Introduction to the Archaeology of the South American Continent with Special Reference to the Early History of Peru (Paperback)
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South American Archaeology - An Introduction to the Archaeology of the South American Continent with Special Reference to the Early History of Peru (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
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An anthropologist and archaeologist working for much of his life in
the British Museum, Thomas Athol Joyce (1878-1942) succeeded in
making American archaeology more accessible to non-specialists.
Through careful analysis and presentation of the available evidence
from South and Central America, he secured his reputation as an
authority in this field, especially with regard to Mayan
civilisation. Drawing on his wide reading of the published
literature, he produced three pioneering and highly illustrated
textbooks. The present work appeared in 1912 and confined itself to
South America, beginning its coverage with Colombia in the north.
Given the better preservation of the material culture, there is a
particular focus on Peru and the Incas. The topics discussed range
from burials, mummies and shrunken heads to nose ornaments, musical
instruments, tattoos and weaving. Joyce's Mexican Archaeology
(1914) and Central American and West Indian Archaeology (1916) are
also reissued in this series.
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