Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology-1

Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology-I is the first in a series of edited volumes that reports on recent research in the south central Andes. Volume I contains 18 chapters that cover the entire range of human settlement in the region, from the Early Archaic to the early Colonial Period. This book contains both short research reports as well as longer synthetic essays on work conducted over the last decade. It will be a critical resource for scholars working in the central Andes and adjacent areas.

Charles Stanish has worked in the Titicaca region for over 25 years in both Bolivia and Peru. He holds the Lloyd Cotsen Chair in Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Amanda B. Cohen received her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Mark S. Aldenderfer is dean and professor of social sciences, humanities, and arts at the University of California, Merced.