Late Preceramic Peru
| Title | Late Preceramic Peru |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | Quilter, J. |
| Journal | Journal of World Prehistory |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 387-438 |
| Abstract | This paper presents a synthesis of current knowledge of Late Preceramic Peru (ca. 4450–3800 B.P.), a field of study that is less than 50 years old. A brief history of investigations and discussion of chronological systems are presented. A review of Late Preceramic achievements concentrating on subsistence economies and technology is followed by discussion of the social world of Late Preceramic Peru and current consensus and disputes regarding culture processes. Extensive long-distance exchange, farming, and social complexity are first clearly seen in the archaeological record during this time period. Nevertheless, the significance of this evidence with regard to the nature and intensity of the culture practices and processes that they represent is currently under investigation and in contention. |
| URL | http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/BF00978475 |
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