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Since prehistoric times, Andean societies have been organized around the ayllu, a grouping of real or ceremonial kinspeople who share labor, resources, and ritual obligations. Many Andean scholars believe that the ayllu is as ancient as Andean culture itself, possibly dating back as far as 6000 B.C., and that is arose to alleviate the hardships of farming in the mountainous Andean environment. In this boldly revisionist book, however, William Isbell persuasively argues that the ayllu developed during the latter half of the Early Intermediate Period (around A.D. 200) as a means of resistance to the process of state formation. Drawing on archaeological evidence, as well as records of Inca life taken from the chroniclers, Isbell asserts that prehistoric ayllus were organized around the veneration of deceased ancestors, whose mummified bodies were housed in open sepulchers, or chullpas, where they could be visited by descendants seeking approval and favors. By charting the temporal and spatial distribution of chullpa ruins, Isbell offers a convincing new explanation of where, when, and why the ayllu developed. Sure to provoke lively debate in many quarters, this book will promote a serious revision of Andean prehistory. It holds broad ramifications for anthropologists, archaeologists, ethnohistorians, art and architectural historians, and geographers interested in the Andes.

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Music --- Peru --- History and criticism --- Folk music --- Andes region --- Social aspects --- 78.36

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Indians of South America --- Indian goldwork --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Orfèvrerie indienne --- Antiquities --- Exhibitions. --- Andes Region --- Exhibition --- Antiquités --- Expositions --- Région des Andes --- Exhibitions

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"This edited volume focuses on the funerary archaeology of the Pan-Andean area in the pre-Hispanic period. The contributors examine the treatment of the dead and provide an understanding of how these ancient groups coped with mortality, as well as the ways in which they strove to overcome the effects of death. The contributors also present previously unpublished discoveries and employ a range of academic and analytical approaches that have rarely--if ever--been utilised in South America before. The book covers the Formative Period to the end of the Inca Empire, and the chapters together comprise a state-of-the-art summary of all the best research on Andean funerary archaeology currently being carried out around the globe"--

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient --- Indians of South America --- Death --- Tombs --- Grave goods --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Social archaeology --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Funérailles --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Mort --- Tombes --- Mobilier funéraire --- Restes humains (Archéologie) --- Archéologie sociale --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Antiquities. --- Social aspects --- Rites et cérémonies --- Histoire --- Antiquités --- Aspect social --- Andes Region --- Andes --- Funérailles --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Mobilier funéraire --- Restes humains (Archéologie) --- Archéologie sociale --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Rites et cérémonies --- Antiquités