Archaeology in Latin America Book

1. Gustavo G. Politis--Introduction

PART I: History and Theory: The development of contemporary archaeology in Latin America

2. Pedro Paulo A. Funari--Brazilian Archaeology: A Reappraisal

3. Jose M. Lopez Mazz--Some Aspects of the French Influence Upon Uruguayan and Brazilian Archaeology

4. Iraida Vargas Arenas and Mario Sanoja--Archaeology as a Social Science: Its Expression in Latin America

5. Jose Luis Lanata and Luis Alberto Borrero--The Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers in South America: Recent History and New Directions

PART II: Key issues in Latin American archaeology

6. Linda Manzanilla--The Emergence of Complex Urban Societies in Central Mexico: The Case of Teotihuacan

7. Duccio Bonavia--The Domestication of Andean Camelids

8. Mario Sanoja and Iraida Vargas Arenas--Early Modes of Life of the Indigenous Population of Northeastern Venezuela

9. Rodolfo Raffino and Ruben Stehberg--Twantinsuyu: The Frontiers of the Inca Empire

PART III: New Directions

10. Cesar Velandia--The Archaeological Culture of San Agustin: Towards a New Interpretation

11. Eduardo G. Neves--Changing Perspectives in Amazonian Archaeology

12. Carl Henrik Langebaek R.--Pre-Columbian Metallurgy and Social Change: Two Case Studies from Colombia

13. Cristobal Gnecco--Archaeology and Historical Multi-Vocality: A Reflection from the Colombian Multi-Cultural Context