The Life and Writings of Julio C. Tello: America's First Indigenous Archaeologist

376 Pages·2009·4.04 MB·English

by  Richard L. Burger

chapter one
The Life and Writings of Julio C. Tello
An Account of His Rise to Prominence
in Peruvian Archaeology
richard e. daggett
the remains of different precolumbian cultures || i
ii || contents
chapter one
The Life and Writings
of Julio C. Tello
America’s First Indigenous Archaeologist
edited by richard l. burger
University of Iowa Press, Iowa City
the remains of different precolumbian cultures || iii
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The life and writings of Julio C. Tello: America’s first indigenous archaeologist /
edited by Richard L. Burger.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn-13: 978-1-58729-783-0 (pbk.)
isbn-10: 1-58729-783-3 (pbk.)
1. Peru—Antiquities. 2. Indians of South America—Peru—Antiquities.
3. Tello, Julio C. (Julio César), 1880–1947. 4. Archaeologists—Peru—Biography.
i. Burger, Richard L.
f3429.l73 2009 2008043531
985'.0107202—dc22
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A project of the Institute of Andean Research
in commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary
the remains of different precolumbian cultures || v
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chapter one
Contents
An Account of His Rise to Prominence
in Peruvian Archaeology
contents
introduction by Richard L. Burger 1
part one. biographical essays
one. Julio C. Tello: An Account of His Rise to Prominence
in Peruvian Archaeology by Richard E. Daggett 7
two. The International Relevance of Julio C. Tello
by John V. Murra 55
three. The Intellectual Legacy of Julio C. Tello
by Richard L. Burger 65
part two. selected writings by julio c. tello
four. The Defense of the Archaeological Heritage 91
five. The Museum of Peruvian Anthropology 103
six. Collision of Two Civilizations 110
seven. Prehistoric Trephining among the Yauyos of Peru 112
eight. The Discovery of the Chavín Culture in Peru 125
nine. The Feline God and Its Transformations in Chavín
Art 165
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ten. The Remains of Three Different Pre-Columbian Cultures
Have Been Found on the Paracas Peninsula 235
eleven. A Modeled Clay Scene in Ancient Peruvian Art 246
twelve. The Ruins of Wari 275
thirteen. Andean Civilization: Some Problems of Peruvian
Archaeology 279
fourteen. The Empire of the Incas 317

an annotated bibliography of julio c. tello
by Richard E. Daggett and Richard L. Burger 335
index 355
viii || contents
chapter one
The Life and Writings of Julio C. Tello
An Account of His Rise to Prominence
in Peruvian Archaeology
richard e. daggett
the remains of different precolumbian cultures || ix