IMHICIHU   13380
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE HISTORIA Y CIENCIAS HUMANAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
capítulos de libros
Título:
Historical Archaeology in South America
Autor/es:
ANDRÉS ZARANKIN; MELISA SALERNO
Libro:
The Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Oxford; Año: 2008; p. 380 - 387
Resumen:
Historical archaeology in South America has experienced an accelerated growth since the mid-1980s, a process which was particularly intensified during the 1990s. This growth has been reflected in the creation of several projects of investigation, the appearance of specific courses in college curricula, the spread of national and international meetings, and the increasing number of papers published by different South American archaeologists in the first years of the third millennium. This paper intends to offer an overview of the history and development of historical archaeology in South America. In order to accomplish this objective, we discuss –among other topics- the relationship between historical archaeology in South America and historical archaeology in the rest of the continent, its origins, theoretical frameworks, problems of investigation and local achievements.