﻿CONTENTS 
  

  

  PAGE 
  

  

  Preface 
  xxv 
  

  

  Explanations 
  xxix 
  

  

  Acknowledgments 
  xxx 
  

  

  Contributors 
  to 
  Volume 
  2 
  xxxn 
  

  

  Part 
  1. 
  The 
  Andean 
  Highlands: 
  An 
  introduction, 
  by 
  Wendell 
  C. 
  Bennett.- 
  1 
  

  

  The 
  setting 
  1 
  

  

  Cultural 
  origins 
  3 
  

  

  Early 
  migrants 
  3 
  

  

  Plant 
  domestication 
  4 
  

  

  Population 
  6 
  

  

  The 
  Andean 
  Highlands 
  as 
  a 
  whole 
  8 
  

  

  Highland 
  cultural 
  divisions 
  10 
  

  

  The 
  Central 
  Andes 
  13 
  

  

  The 
  environment 
  13 
  

  

  Cultural 
  trends 
  19 
  

  

  Subsistence 
  activities 
  20 
  

  

  Weapons 
  and 
  warfare 
  23 
  

  

  Transportation 
  24 
  

  

  Architecture 
  and 
  building 
  25 
  

  

  Crafts 
  27 
  

  

  Clothing 
  and 
  ornaments 
  31 
  

  

  Music 
  32 
  

  

  Social 
  culture 
  32 
  

  

  Religion 
  34 
  

  

  Knowledge 
  35 
  

  

  Summary 
  36 
  

  

  The 
  Southern 
  Andes 
  37 
  

  

  The 
  Diaguita-Atacameno 
  38 
  

  

  The 
  environment 
  38 
  

  

  The 
  Diaguita__ 
  39 
  

  

  The 
  Atacamefio 
  41 
  

  

  The 
  Araucanians 
  42 
  

  

  The 
  environment 
  42 
  

  

  The 
  culture 
  42 
  

  

  The 
  Northern 
  Andes 
  45 
  

  

  Ecuador 
  46 
  

  

  The 
  environment 
  46 
  

  

  The 
  Highland 
  and 
  Coastal 
  cultures 
  47 
  

  

  Colombia 
  50 
  

  

  The 
  environment 
  and 
  tribes 
  50 
  

  

  The 
  Chibcha 
  _._ 
  55 
  

  

  Future 
  studies 
  57 
  

  

  Sources 
  59 
  

  

  v 
  

  

  