Ancient People of the Andes (English, Michael A. Malpass)

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In Ancient People of the Andes , Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest. All the major cultures of this region, from the Moche to the Inkas, receive thoughtful treatment, from their emergence to their demise or evolution. No South American culture that lived prior to the arrival of Europeans developed a writing system, making archaeology the only way we know about mos…

ISBN: 9781501703218