Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and the culture of ancient South America.

About the author

Martin Giesso is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Dr. Giesso is a member of the International Association of Obsidian Studies, the Society for American Archaeology, and AAPRA (Asociación de Arqueólogos Profesionales de la República Argentina). He is currently active in research on long-distance circulation of goods in central Argentina, central Chile, and in the highlands of Bolivia.

Summary

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and the culture of ancient South America.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Giesso, Giesso Martin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.04.2018
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9781538102367
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0236-7
• Pages: 342
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras; Historical Dictionaries of Anc; Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras
• Subjects: Religion, food, Tribes, Empire, art, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), REFERENCE / Dictionaries, Artifacts, History of the Americas, The Americas, Ruins, Dictionaries, Civilization, deities, burial rituals