Charles Stanish is Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Los Angeles and Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.

A concise, well-written book that proposes a new methodology for exploring the nature of prehistoric political economies of the ancient Andes .... Perhaps Stanish's most important contribution rests on his insistence that prehistoric political economies of whatever kind can only be understood if we first gain a precise control on household economic data. (Antiquity) Topically, the book will be of interest to prehistorians interested in defining colonial situations. and in household-unit analyses; regionally, the book will be of importance to Andeanists, particularly those working in the south-central Andes. (Choice)

• Preface1. Andean Political Economy: A Theoretical Framework2. A Methodology for Testing Models of Political Economy3. Zonal Complementarity in the Prehispanic South Central Andes: A Review and Critique4. A Test of Zonal Complementarity in the Moquegua Drainage5. Summary and ConclusionsBibliographyIndex

Charles Stanish is Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Los Angeles and Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.

A concise, well-written book that proposes a new methodology for exploring the nature of prehistoric political economies of the ancient Andes .... Perhaps Stanish's most important contribution rests on his insistence that prehistoric political economies of whatever kind can only be understood if we first gain a precise control on household economic data. (Antiquity) Topically, the book will be of interest to prehistorians interested in defining colonial situations. and in household-unit analyses; regionally, the book will be of importance to Andeanists, particularly those working in the south-central Andes. (Choice)

• Preface1. Andean Political Economy: A Theoretical Framework2. A Methodology for Testing Models of Political Economy3. Zonal Complementarity in the Prehispanic South Central Andes: A Review and Critique4. A Test of Zonal Complementarity in the Moquegua Drainage5. Summary and ConclusionsBibliographyIndex

Charles Stanish is Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Los Angeles and Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.

A concise, well-written book that proposes a new methodology for exploring the nature of prehistoric political economies of the ancient Andes .... Perhaps Stanish's most important contribution rests on his insistence that prehistoric political economies of whatever kind can only be understood if we first gain a precise control on household economic data. (Antiquity) Topically, the book will be of interest to prehistorians interested in defining colonial situations. and in household-unit analyses; regionally, the book will be of importance to Andeanists, particularly those working in the south-central Andes. (Choice)

• Preface1. Andean Political Economy: A Theoretical Framework2. A Methodology for Testing Models of Political Economy3. Zonal Complementarity in the Prehispanic South Central Andes: A Review and Critique4. A Test of Zonal Complementarity in the Moquegua Drainage5. Summary and ConclusionsBibliographyIndex