Peruvian Archaeology

Henry Tantalean was born, raised and trained in archaeology in Peru. He currently teaches at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru, Lima and is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, USA. Additionally, he is an Associate Researcher at the Instituto Frances de Estudios Andinos in Lima and runs a number of archaeological projects in Peru, including the Chincha Archaeological Project on Peru's southern coast.

"This is a marvelous book, rich in content and interpretative sophistication. Any archaeologist that considers working in South America should read this book. And anyone interested in the history of ideas and the role of archaeological knowledge in our daily lives will find this a fascinating read." -from the foreword by Charles Stanish, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA "There have been a number of histories of Peruvian archaeology, but most focus on the development of cultural sequences, major discoveries, and the contributions of archaeologists to the rise and spread of Central Andean civilizations. Tantalean, however, places the history of Peruvian archaeology within the context not only of changing Peruvian governmental systems, but of Peruvian archaeological politics and theoretical positions, the establishment of archaeology in museums and universities, and the role of foreign influence in the development of Peruvian archaeology. ... This volume is a must for those interested in the history of archaeology in the Americas, for it demonstrates the complexity of the development of professional archaeology in Peru from its beginnings in the 19th century to today." - J. B. Richardson, University of Pittsburgh

• Introduction: The Crisscrossed Past; Chapter 1 The Beginnings of Archaeology in Peru; Chapter 2 The (Western) Foundation of Peruvian Archaeology: Max Uhle and Cultural Evolutionism; Chapter 3 Archaeology and Nationalism in the 1920s: Julio C. Tello and Peruvian Culture; Chapter 4 Indigenismo in the Ancient Capital of the Incas: The Cusqueño Period of Luis Valcárcel; Chapter 5 North American Influence in the 1940s: Rafael Larco Hoyle and the Virú Project; Chapter 6 New Horizons In Peruvian Archaeology: John H. Rowe And The Berkeley School; Chapter 7 Ethnohistory and Archaeology in the 1960s: John Murra’s Influence in Peru; Chapter 8 Archaeology as Social Science: From Gordon Childe to Luis Lumbreras; Chapter 9 Processualist Archaeology in Peru: Emergence and Development; Chapter 10 Archaeology in 1990s Peru: A View from Lima; Chapter 11 Peruvian Archaeology at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: Boom and Bust; concl Conclusion: New Horizons for Peruvian Archaeology in a Globalized World;