Early Ceremonial Architecture in the Andes

Early Ceremonial Architecture in the Andes investigates the early development of complex societies in the Andes, with a particular focus on ceremonial architecture as a pervasive diagnostic indicator and reflection of interesting spatial and temporal patterns. The papers here--in attesting that Chavín was in fact not the point of origin for the diffusion of civilization throughout Peru--shed light on the architectural innovations of other early complex societies in the Central Andes. This volume represents the first stage in the reappraisal of Andean societal development by consolidating the then-present state of knowledge from which a fuller understanding may stem.