Title Montane Foragers : Asana and the south-central Andean archaic / by Mark S. Aldenderfer

Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 327 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 High-Mountain Environments as a Human Habitat; 2 The South-Central Andes and the Osmore Basin as a Human Habitat; 3 The Archaic Period Archaeology of the Western Flanks of the South-Central Andes; 4 Field and Analytical Methods; 5 The Geological Setting of Asana; 6 The Discovery and Initial Permanent Settlement of the Highlands; 7 Growth, Emergent Complexity, and Decline: Asana from 8700 to 5000 B.P.; 8 Rapid Transformation: Asana from 5000 to 3600 B.P.; 9 Asana and Models of Montane Foraging; References Cited; Index Summary "All previous books dealing with prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the high Andes have treated ancient mountain populations from a troglodyte's perspective, as if they were little different from lowlanders who happened to occupy jagged terrain. In Montane Foragers, Mark Aldenderfer builds a unique and penetrating model of montane foraging that justly shatters this traditional approach to ancient mountain populations." "Aldenderfer's investigation elucidates elevational stress - what it takes for humans to adjust and survive at high altitudes. In a masterful integration of mountain biology and ecology, he emphasizes the nature of hunter-gatherer adaptations to high-mountain environments." "Aldenderfer's detailed archaeological case study of high-elevation foraging adaptation, his description of this extreme environment as a viable human habitat, and his theoretical model of montane foraging create a new understanding of the lifeways of foraging peoples worldwide."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-324) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Indians of South America -- Peru -- Asana River Valley -- Antiquities Indians of South America -- Food -- Peru -- Asana River Valley Indians of South America -- Anthropometry -- Peru -- Asana River Valley Hunting and gathering societies -- Peru -- Asana River Valley Mountain ecology -- Peru -- Asana River Valley Excavations (Archaeology) -- Peru -- Asana River Valley SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. Antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) Hunting and gathering societies Indians of South America -- Anthropometry Indians of South America -- Antiquities Indians of South America -- Food Mountain ecology Vor- und Frühgeschichte Indiens -- Pérou -- Asana, vallée de l' -- Antiquités. Indiens -- Pérou -- Asana, vallée de l' -- Alimentation. Indiens -- Pérou -- Asana, vallée de l' -- Anthropométrie. Fouilles archéologiques -- Pérou -- Asana, vallée de l'. Écologie des montagnes -- Pérou -- Asana, vallée de l'. Chasseurs -- Cueilleurs -- Pérou -- Asana, vallée de l'. SUBJECT Asana Site (Peru) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97007488 Asana River Valley (Peru) -- Antiquities Subject Peru -- Asana River Valley Peru -- Asana Site Asana Peru Asana, Vallée de l' (Pérou) -- Antiquités. Asana (Pérou ; site archéologique) Form Electronic book ISBN 9781587292644 1587292645

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