{"product_id":"pacific-latin-america-in-prehistory-michael-blake-9780874221664","title":"Pacific Latin America in Prehistory: The Evolution of Archaic and Formative Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable range of ancient societies and economies flourished in the environmentally diverse coastal regions of Pacific Latin America. This first ever synthesis from a Pacific perspective describes the archaeological investigations recently undertaken in the coastal littoral. Studying the similarities, and the many differences, of these varied prehistoric cultures can help us understand some central issues in archaeology--to what extent were cultural variations caused by different historical traditions, environmental conditions, and interactions with neighboring peoples, and how do civilizations arise?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, specialists explain their latest findings in terms of archaic period adaptations, the development and spread of agriculture, the beginnings of sedentism, the formative periods of civilization, and the origins of socio-political inequality. The essays report on archaeological research in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, and Peru--an are extending from the Marismas region of coastal Mexico to Chile's north coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Blake,Mark S. Aldenderfer,Barbara Arroyo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874221668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874221664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.81h x 8.41w x 0.63d","brand":"Michael Blake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998652182783,"sku":"9780874221664","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pacific-latin-america-in-prehistory-michael-blake-9780874221664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}