Visions of Tiwanaku

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7516495
AutoresAlexei Vranich (0000-0001-8027-5212, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Páginas1-10
Fecha de publicación2013-12-31
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
EditorialCotsen Institute of Archaeology Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/j.ctvdjrrm3.7
OpenAlexW632940678
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

For over half a millennium, the megalithic ruins of Tiwanaku in the highlands of the Andes mountains have stood as proxy for the desires and ambitions of various empires and political agendas; in the last hundred years, scholars have attempted to answer the questionWhat was Tiwanaku?by examining these shattered remains from a distant preliterate past. This volume contains twelve papers from senior scholars, whose contributions discuss subjects from the farthest points of the southern Andes, where the iconic artifacts of Tiwanaku appear as offerings to the departed, to the heralded ruins weathered by time and burdened by centuries of interpretation and speculation. Visions of Tiwanaku stays true to its name by providing a platform for each scholar to present an informed view on the nature of this enigmatic place that seems so familiar, yet continues to elude understanding by falling outside our established models for early cities and states

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Interpretation (philosophy · Megalith · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Speculation · Vision · Anthropology · History · Latin American history and culture · Law · Philosophy