Andean archaeology

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academic field archaeological subdiscipline area studies

Andean archaeology is the study of the ancient cultures and civilizations of the Andes Mountains region of South America, including societies such as the Inca and their predecessors.

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instanceOf	academic field ⓘ archaeological subdiscipline ⓘ area studies ⓘ
concerns	development of complex societies in the Andes ⓘ human adaptation to high-altitude environments ⓘ interaction between coastal, highland, and jungle regions ⓘ
focusesOnRegion	Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Chile ⓘ northwestern Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Colombia ⓘ western South America ⓘ
hasKeyConcept	Andean reciprocity and redistribution ⓘ ayllu social organization ⓘ mit’a labor system ⓘ vertical archipelago model ⓘ
investigates	Andean metallurgy NERFINISHED ⓘ Andean mortuary practices ⓘ Andean textile production ⓘ agricultural terraces ⓘ irrigation systems in the Andes ⓘ ritual and religion in Andean societies ⓘ road systems such as Qhapaq Ñan ⓘ social stratification in Andean cultures ⓘ state formation in the Andes ⓘ urbanism in the Andes ⓘ
relatedTo	Andean studies ⓘ anthropology ⓘ ethnography ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ
studies	Archaic period cultures in the Andes ⓘ Early Horizon period in the Andes ⓘ Formative period cultures in the Andes ⓘ Inca civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Horizon period in the Andes ⓘ Late Intermediate period in the Andes ⓘ Middle Horizon period in the Andes ⓘ ancient cultures of the Andes ⓘ pre-Columbian civilizations of the Andes ⓘ pre-Inca societies ⓘ
studiesCulture	Caral-Supe (Norte Chico) NERFINISHED ⓘ Casma–Sechin culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Chachapoya NERFINISHED ⓘ Chavín NERFINISHED ⓘ Chimú NERFINISHED ⓘ Cupisnique NERFINISHED ⓘ Huari NERFINISHED ⓘ Inca NERFINISHED ⓘ Lambayeque (Sicán) NERFINISHED ⓘ Moche NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazca NERFINISHED ⓘ Paracas NERFINISHED ⓘ Recuay NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiwanaku NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Wari NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiesSite	Caral archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Chan Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Chavín de Huántar NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca de la Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaca del Sol NERFINISHED ⓘ Machu Picchu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazca Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Pikillaqta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacsayhuamán NERFINISHED ⓘ Sipán NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiwanaku archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeDepth	early Holocene ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ preceramic period ⓘ
usesMethod	archaeobotany ⓘ bioarchaeology ⓘ ceramic analysis ⓘ excavation ⓘ radiocarbon dating ⓘ survey ⓘ zooarchaeology ⓘ

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Paul Kosok → fieldOfWork → Andean archaeology ⓘ

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Middle Horizon Andes → partOf → Andean archaeology ⓘ

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archaeologist Ruth Shady → fieldOfWork → Andean archaeology ⓘ

subject surface form: Ruth Shady

Ruth Shady → fieldOfWork → Andean archaeology ⓘ