Ancient South America Book

	List of illustrations
	List of tables
	Acknowledgments
1	Still a New World	1
2	A matter of time	7
3	The physical setting	23
4	The first peoples: 1243000-6000 BC	43
5	Settling down: 6000-3500 BC	65
6	The problem of maize	89
7	Cultural intensification in the Andes: 3500-2000	97
8	Ceramics: their origins and technology	116
9	The first civilizations: 2000-200 BC	126
10	Textiles: the high art of South America	156
11	Metallurgy	174
12	Regional diversification and development: 200 BC-AD 600	185
13	Iconographic studies	223
14	Militaristic and religious movements in the Andes: AD 500-900	239
15	Transport and trade	278
16	Kingdoms, chiefdoms, and empires: AD 900-1438	290
17	The sixteenth century	331
18	Intercontinental movements before Columbus	360
19	The future of a continent	370
	Appendix A: Economic plants originating in South America	378
	Appendix B: Economic plants originating in the New World tropics	380
	Appendix C: South American flowers commonly grown as garden ornamentals	381
	Appendix D: South American bushes and trees commonly grown as garden ornamentals	382
	Appendix E: South American plants commonly grown as houseplants	383
	Appendix F: Miscellaneous contributions of South America to the world	384
	Glossary	385
	Select Bibliography	401
	Index	418