Andean Prehistory & Cultural Complexity

This guide contains bibliographic references for Andean Prehistory and Political Complexity and links to internet resources for the Andean Culture Area.

Recommended Reading:

Agriculture and the Onset of Political Inequality Before the Inka, by C. Hastorf (1993)

The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru, by Nigel Davis (1998)

Ancient South Americans, by K. Olsen Bruhns (1994)

Andean Ecology and Civilization, by S. Masuda, C. Morris, and I. Shimada, eds. (1985)

Astronomy and Empire in the Ancient Andes: The Cultural Origins of Inca Sky Watching, by B. Bauer and D. Dearborn 1995

Architecture and Power in the Ancient Andes: The Archaeology of Public Buildings, by J. Moore (1996)

Cahuachi in the Ancient Nasca World, by H. Silverman (1993)

Callachaca: Style and Status in an Inca Community, by S. Niles (1997)

Chavin and the Origins of Andean Civilization, by R. Burger (1992)

The Cities of the Ancient Andes, by Craig Morris and Adriana Von Hagen (1998)

Domestic Architecture in the Andes: Ethnicity, and Complementarity in the South-Central Andes, by M. Aldenderfer ed. (1993)

Dumbarton Oaks Conference on Chavin [1968], by E. Benson ed. (1971)

Early Ceremonial Architecture in the Andes, by C. Donnan ed. (1985)

High Cities of the Andes, by C. Wakefield (1996)

History of the Inca Realms, by M. Rostworowski (1998)

Huari Administrative Structure: Prehistoric Monumental Architecture and State Government, by W. Isbell and McEwan eds. (1991)

The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru, by Michael Moseley (1992)

The Inca Empire and its Andean Origins, by Craig Morris and Adriana Von Hagen (1993)

Inka Architecture and Construction at Ollantaytambo, by J.P Protzen (1993)

Inka Settlement Planning, by J. Hyslop (1990)

Lukurmata. Household Archaeology in Prehispanic Bolivia, by M. Bermann (1994)

Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu, by M. Asher and R. Asher (1997)

Mummies and Mortuary Monuments: A Postprocessual Prehistory of the Andes, by W. Isbell (1997)

The Origins and Development of the Andean State, by J. Haas et al. (1987)

Pacatnamu Papers 1, by G. Cock and C. Donnan eds. (1996)

Pacatnamu Papers 2: The Moche Occupation, by C. Donnan ed. (1997)

Pampa Grande and the Mochica Culture, by Izumi Shimada (1994)

Paracas: Art and Architecture, by A. Paul ed. (1991)

Paracas Ritual Attire: Symbols of Authority in Ancient Peru, by A. Paul (1990)

The Peoples of the Andes, by James B. Richardson III (1994)

Peruvian Prehistory, by Richard Keatinge ed. (1988)

Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Lower Santa Valley, Peru, by D. Wilson (1988)

Provincial Power in the Inka Empire, by T. D'Altroy (1992)

Pyramids of Tucume: The Quest for Peru's Forgotten City, by T. Heyerdahl, D. Sandweiss, and A. Narvaez (1994)

The Development of the Inka State, by B. Bauer (1992)

The Inca Empire: The Formation and Desintegration of a Pre-capitalist State, by T. Patterson (1991)

The Maiden of the Inka, by J. Buell (1997)

The Moche, by G. Bawden (1997)

The Northern Dynasties: Kingship and Statecraft in Chimor, by M. Moseley and A. Cordy Collins eds. (1991)

Royal Tombs of Sipan, by W. Alva and C. Donnan (1993)

Tiwanaku and its Hinterland, by Alan Kolata (1996)

Tiwanaku: Portrait of an Andean Civilization, by Alan Kolata (1993)

Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices, by T. Dillehay ed. (1995)