The Archaeology of Andean Pastoralism

Description:

"In this book leading experts uncover and discuss archaeological topics and themes surrounding the long-term trajectory of camelid (llama and alpaca) pastoralism in the Andean highlands of South America. The chapters open up these studies to a wider world by exploring the themes of intensification of herding over time, animal-human relationships, and social transformations, as well as navigating four areas of recent research: the origins of domesticated camelids, variation in the development of pastoralist traditions, ritual and animal sacrifice, and social interaction through caravans. Andeanists and pastoral scholars alike will find this comprehensive work an invaluable contribution to their library and studies"--

subjects: Social life and customs,  Camelidae,  Human-animal relationships,  Pastoral systems,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology,  Indians of South America,  Antiquities,  Social change,  Social archaeology,  HISTORY / Latin America / South America,  Excavations (Archaeology),  Landscape archaeology,  History,  Indians of south america, antiquities,  Indians of south america, social life and customs,  Andes region,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Archaeology,  South America