Andean Archaeology

This book provides an introduction to one of the most fascinating and well-known centers of ancient civilization.

• Explores the rise of civilization in the Central Andes from the time of the region's earliest inhabitants to the emergence of the Inca state many thousands of years later.
• Comprised of 13 newly commissioned chapters written by leading archaeologists representing current thinking in the field.
• Presents the central debates in contemporary Inca and Andean archaeology.
• Progresses chronologically and culturally to reveal the processes by which multiple Andean societies became increasingly complex.