Ancient Andean houses : making, inhabiting, studying /

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"In an extensive survey of vernacular architecture from across the entire length of the Andes, this book explores the diverse ways ancient peoples made houses, the ways houses re-create culture, and new perspectives and methods for studying houses"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moore, Jerry D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2021]
Subjects:
Architecture, Domestic > Andes Region > History.
Indian architecture > Andes Region.
Indians of South America > Andes Region > Antiquities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Architecture, Domestic
Indian architecture
Indians of South America > Antiquities
Andes Region
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Making Andean Houses
  • Bahareque
  • Earth
  • Pole and Thatch
  • Stone
  • Roofs
  • Part II. Inhabiting Andean Houses
  • Habitat and Habitus: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Case Studies
  • Houses and Identity
  • Experiencing Home: Access, Movement, and Chim£ Domestic Spaces
  • Part III. Studying Andean Houses
  • Studying Ancient Dwellings in the Andes
  • Big Houses and Big Men: Inequality, Dwellings, and Elites
  • Pillars of Authority: Emergent Elites and Building Renown
  • Conclusion: Ancient Andean Houses; Putting the ?House? into Household Archaeology

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