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Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unprecedented aesthetic and a high degree of technical sophistication. In this first in-depth study of these peoples, George Lau situates the Recuay within the great diversification of cultural styles associated with the Early Intermediate Period, provides new and significant evi

Recuay culture --- Indian art --- Indian architecture --- Indian pottery --- Culture Recuay --- Art précolombien --- Architecture indienne d'Amérique --- Céramique indienne d'Amérique --- Ancash (Peru) --- Ancash (Pérou) --- Antiquities. --- Antiquités --- Ancash (Peru) -- Antiquities. --- Indian architecture -- Peru -- Ancash. --- Indian art -- Peru -- Ancash. --- Indian pottery -- Peru -- Ancash. --- Recuay culture -- Peru -- Ancash. --- Regions & Countries - Americas --- History & Archaeology --- Latin America --- Antiquities --- Art précolombien --- Architecture indienne d'Amérique --- Céramique indienne d'Amérique --- Ancash (Pérou) --- Antiquités --- Art, Indian --- Indian art, Modern --- Indians --- Pre-Columbian art --- Precolumbian art --- Recuay period --- Pottery, Indian --- Architecture, Indian --- Art --- Pottery --- Architecture --- Ancachs (Peru) --- Yungay (Peru) --- Yungai (Peru) --- Ancash, Peru (Dept.) --- Indians of South America --- Ankashu Jach'a Suyu (Peru) --- Angash Suyu (Peru) --- Departamento Ancash (Peru) --- Departmento de Ancash (Peru) --- Región de Ancash (Peru)