Andean Expressions: Art and Archaeology of the Recuay Culture

by George F. Lau

Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unprecedented aesthetic and a high degree of technical sophistication. In this first in-depth study of these peoples, George Lau situates the Recuay...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587299739
• ISBN13: 9781587299735
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.9"