ANTHR 3256 - Ancient Civilizations of the Andes

(crosslisted)
(also ARKEO 3256, LATA 3256)(GHB) (HA-AS)

Fall. 4 credits.

J. Henderson.

A survey of the rise and decline of civilizations in the Andean region of western South America before the European invasion. Key topics include the use of invasion-period and ethnographic information to interpret precolumbian societies, the emergence of settled farming life, and the development of the state.