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IMPORTANT: All paper topics must deal with some aspect of prehistoric South American societies. Papers that deal with modern traditional South American cultures, or continuity between prehistoric and modern South American cultures are unacceptable. If you are uncertain about the appropriateness of your paper topic, please consult with me. Remember that your paper topic and initial references must be approved by me.
Suitable paper term paper topics include (but are not limited to):
-The peopling of South America
-Amazonian origins/influence on Andean civilization
-The Chinchorro mummies
-The Moche
-The Paracas
-Inca ethnohistory
-The Chimú
-Initial Period aubsistence
-The origins of South American ceramics
-The Lord of Sipan
-The nature and causes of the Early Horizon/Early Initial Period transition
-Maritime origins of Andean civilizations
-The nature of Chavín
-Prehistoric Andean metals and metallurgy
-Prehistoric Andean agricultural practices and the "origins of agriculture" in the Andes
-Drought, "El Niño," or tectonic/tsunami effects on prehistoric culture collapse
-The Tiwanaku
-Andean domesticates and the domestication process in the Andes
-The Late Intermediate Period Aymara kingdoms
-Moche human sacrifice
-Prehistoric Andean ceramics/ceramic technologies
-The Wari
-Complex societies in Amazonia
-Prehistoric andean political economy: verticality or horizontality?
-The antiquity of the concepts of reciprocity and ayllu
-Prehistoric evidence for transhumance
-Inca human sacrifice
-The Nazca and Cahuachi
-Evidence for trans-regional and/or trans-oceanic trade/contacts
-The significance of the Nazca lines
-Inca religion
-Prehistoric Andean textiles/textile technologies
This page was created by Richard Sutter.
Last updated 1/16/03.