The peoples and cultures of ancient Peru
By: [by] Luis G. Lumbreras. Translated by Betty J. Meggers.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press; [distributed by G. Braziller, New York]
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Peru -- Antiquities; Peru -- Antiquities
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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 237-244.
Translation of De los pueblos, las culturas y las artes del antiguo Perú.