An Introduction to Peruvian Archaeology: The Excavated Past offers an accessible and up-to-date guide to Peru's rich archaeological heritage.
List of figures;
1. Preface;
2. An Introduction to Peruvian Archaeology;
3. A brief history of Peruvian archaeology;
4. The societies of ancient Peru:
a synthesis;
5. Final thoughts; Bibliographic references; Index.
Henry Tantaleįn is a Professor at the School of Archaeology of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru. He graduated in Archaeology at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and obtained his master's degree and Ph.D. in Prehistoric Archaeology (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain). He currently co-directs the Chicama Archaeological Program on the northern coast of Peru. Recently, has been elected as a corresponding member of the Archaeological Institute of America. Among his research interests are archaeological theory, raising and development of first prehistoric states, relation between archaeology and politics and history of archaeology.
