Inca Rituals and Sacred Mountains: A Study of the World’s Highest Archaeological Sites

The Incas carried out some of the most dramatic ceremonies known…

The Chanka

In AD 1438 a battle took place outside the city of Cuzco that…

Gallinazo: An Early Cultural Tradition on the Peruvian North Coast

Over the last decades, considerable effort has been directed…

Blood and Beauty: Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America

Warfare, ritual human sacrifice, and the rubber ballgame are…

Andean Civilization: A Tribute to Michael E. Moseley

This volume brings together exciting new field data by more…

South American Camelids

One of the most significant differences between the New World’s…

Pompeian Households: An Analysis of Material Culture

Studies of Pompeian material culture have traditionally been…

Archaeology of Mobility

A majority of laymen, politicians and scholars consciously…

Excavations at Cerro Azul, Peru: The Architecture and Pottery

During the Late Intermediate period (AD 1100-1470), the lower…