Title: Cultural landscapes in the ancient Andes : archaeologies of place /
Authors: Moore, Jerry D.
Publisher: University Press of Florida,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Chimu architecture; Mochica architecture.; Inca architecture.; Human geography Andes Region.; Ethnoarchaeology Andes Region.; Indians of South America Andes Region Ethnic identity.; Indians of South America Andes Region Rites and ceremonies.; Indians of South America Andes Region Politics and government; Andes Region Antiquities.
Abstract: "The ancient civilizations of the South American Andes created some of the most spectacular monuments and buildings in the Western Hemisphere, and these edifices had a wide range of impacts on the cultures they served. Jerry Moore examines archaeological and ethnohistorical data through an innovative lens and discovers what the architecture of the Moche, Chimu, and Inca reveals about the roles of authority, conflict, and ritual in the cultural identities of these societies."
Contents: Sites and sounds : voice and social cohesion in nonhierarchical societies -- Religious authority and ceremonial architecture in the formative Andes -- Andean processions : dynamics of sound, display, and place -- Memory and architecture : house and society on the north coast.