{"product_id":"the-archaeology-and-pottery-of-nazca-peru-alfred-kroebers-1926-expedition-9780761989646","title":"The Archaeology and Pottery of Nazca  Peru: Alfred Kroeber's 1926 Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Alfred Kroeber left Lima  Peru for the ruins of the Nazca region in July 1926  he could have had no inkling of the importance of what he would uncover. Nor would he have guessed that his excavation report would not appear until the end of the century  completed by Donald Collier and Patrick Carmichael after Kroebers death in 1960. Kroebers report contains what is still the only complete analysis and seriation of the beautiful painted pottery of Nazca  complete with over 400 photographs and drawings of objects uncovered in the excavations  some in full color. His report is also notable for its rare discussion of Nazca architecture  its description of cloth  hair bundles and other artifact groups  its accurate analysis of Nazca human remains  and even for one of the earliest descriptions and photographs of the famous Nazca lines. With careful editing by Collier and Carmichael  Kroebers work is far ahead of its time methodologically and is still an important source document for contemporary archaeology and art history of South America. A final chapter by Katharina J. Schreiber puts Kroebers work in the context of contemporary Nazca studies  including a reassessment of the sites discovered in the 1926 expedition. Important for both professional and avocational anthropologists  archaeologists  art historians  and those interested in the history of anthropology. Published in cooperation with The Field Museum  Chicago  Illinois\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279829164085,"sku":"ByrdShop_0761989641","price":102.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780761989646.jpg?v=1780612564","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-archaeology-and-pottery-of-nazca-peru-alfred-kroebers-1926-expedition-9780761989646","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}