Chavin

Art, Architecture, and Culture

edited by William J. Conklin and Jeffrey Quilter

Book cover: Chavin

Extent: 368 pages

Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology of the Americas, Social Sciences 

Series: Monographs

Series volume number: 61

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(April 2008)

ISBN: 9781931745451

8.46 x 10.94 inches

Price: $50.00

Out of stock

Hardback (Out of print)

(April 2008)

ISBN: 9781931745468

8.46 x 10.94 inches

Price: $80.00

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PDF (Published)

(December 2008)

ISBN: 9781938770449

Price: $50.00

This book is the first in more than a decade to provide new information on the Chavin phenomenon of ancient Peru. Thought by some to be the “Mother Culture” of ancient Peruvian cultures, Chavin is remarkable for its baroque, sophisticated art style in a variety of media, including finely carved stone monuments, beautifully formed pottery, and magnificent and complex metallurgy. Also, the textiles from Chavin are incredibly innovative, both iconographically and structurally. They, in fact, form the foundation for the later Andean textile evolution. Chapters in this book cover new interpretations of the history of the site of Chavin de Huantar, studies of related cultures, the role of shamanism, and many other topics of interest to specialists and the general reader, alike.

  • Edited by William J. Conklin
  • Edited by Jeffrey Quilter