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Andean Expressions: Art and Archaeology of the Recuay Culture (The Iowa Series in Andean Studies)
George F. Lau
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unprecedented aesthetic and a high degree of technical sophistication. In this first in-depth study of these peoples, George Lau situates the Recuay within the great diversification of cultural styles associated with the Early Intermediate Period, provides new and significant evidence to evaluate models of social complexity, and offers fresh theories about life, ... Read more
Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unprecedented aesthetic and a high degree of technical sophistication. In this first in-depth study of these peoples, George Lau situates the Recuay within the great diversification of cultural styles associated with the Early Intermediate Period, provides new and significant evidence to evaluate models of social complexity, and offers fresh theories about life, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
726g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9781587299735
SKU
V9781587299735
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About George F. Lau
George Lau is a university lecturer at the Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, School of World Art Studies and Museology, University of East Anglia. He has done fieldwork in highland Peru since 1995. Currently one of the editors of World Art, he is also the author of the forthcoming Ancient Community and Economy ... Read more
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