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"In Ancient Andean Houses, Jerry Moore offers an extensive survey of vernacular architecture from across the entire length of the Andes, drawing on ethnographic and archaeological information from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia to the Patagonia region of Argentina and Chile. This book explores the diverse ways ancient peoples made houses, the ways houses re-create culture, and new perspectives and methods for studying houses.In the first part of this multidimensional approach, Moore examines the construction of houses and how they shaped different spheres of household life, considering commonalities and variations among cultural traditions. In the second part, Moore discusses how domestic architecture serves as both constructed template and lived-in environment, expressing social relationships between men and women, adults and children, household members and the community, and the living and the dead. Finally, Moore critiques archaeological approaches to the subject, arguing for a far-reaching and engaged reassessment of how we study the houses and lives of people in the past.Moore emphasizes that the house has always been a pivotal space around which complex human meanings orbit. This book demonstrates that the material traces of dwellings offer insight into significant questions regarding the development of sedentism, the spread of cultural traditions, and the emergence of social identities and inequalities"-- Provided by publisher.

"In an extensive survey of vernacular architecture from across the entire length of the Andes, this book explores the diverse ways ancient peoples made houses, the ways houses re-create culture, and new perspectives and methods for studying houses"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction

Part I. Making Andean Houses

Bahareque

Earth

Pole and Thatch

Stone

Roofs

Part II. Inhabiting Andean Houses

Habitat and Habitus: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Case Studies

Houses and Identity

Experiencing Home: Access, Movement, and Chim℗Đ Domestic Spaces

Part III. Studying Andean Houses

Studying Ancient Dwellings in the Andes

Big Houses and Big Men: Inequality, Dwellings, and Elites

Pillars of Authority: Emergent Elites and Building Renown

Conclusion: Ancient Andean Houses; Putting the ?House? into Household Archaeology

Indians of South America > Antiquities.

Indians of South America > Andes Region > Antiquities.

Indian architecture > Andes Region.

Architecture, Domestic > Andes Region > History.