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1、ArchaeologyinLatinAmericaThearchaeologyofLatinAmericacontainsmanyuniquefeatures,bothinfocusandapproach.ThispioneeringandcomprehensivesurveyisthefirstoverviewofcurrentthemesinLatinAmericanarchaeologywrittensolelybyscholarsnativetotheregion,anditmakestheircollectiveexpertiseavailabletoanEngli
2、sh-speakingaudienceforthefirsttime.ThecontributorscoverthemostsignificantissuesinthearchaeologyofLatinAmerica,suchasthedomesticationofcamelids,theemergenceofurbansocietyinMesoamerica,thefrontieroftheIncaEmpire,andtherelativelylittle-knownarchaeologyoftheAmazonBasin.Furthersubjectscoveredinc
3、ludehunter-gathererstudies,thepoliticalimplicationsofthehistoryofarchaeologyinBrazil,andtheFrenchtheoreticalinfluenceontheregion.ThebookalsopresentsanaccountofLatinAmericansocialarchaeology,probablytheregion'sbest-knowntheoreticalproduct.ThisbookdrawstogetherkeyareasofLatinAmericanarchaeolo
4、gicalthoughtintoacoherentwhole;noothervolumeonthisareahaseverdealtwithsuchadiverserangeofsubjects,andsomeofthecountriesexaminedhaveneverbeforebeenthesubjectofaregionalstudy.Auniqueachievement,itwillbeessentialreadingforeveryoneengagedinthestudyofthisfascinatingregion.ArchaeologyinLatinAmeri
5、caEditedbyGustavoG.PolitisandBenjaminAlbertiLondonandNewYorkFirstpublished1999byRoutledge11NewFetterLane,LondonEC4P4EESimultaneouslypublishedintheUSAandCanadabyRoutledge29West35thStreet,NewYork,NY10001RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroupThiseditionpublishedintheTaylor&Francise-Libra
6、ry,2005.ªTopurchaseyourowncopyofthisoranyofTaylor&FrancisorRoutledge'scollectionofthousandsofeBookspleasegotowww.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.º©1999SelectionandeditorialmatterGustavoG.PolitisandBenjaminAlberti;individualchapters,thecontributorsAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorrep
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