{"product_id":"2026770001707-secondhand-prehistoric-settlement-patterns-in-the-viru-valley-peru","title":"Prehistoric Settlement Patterns In The Virú Valley, Perú","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair             ,              ex-library\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Ex-library with usual markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work in New World archaeology, Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Virú Valley, Perú presents a meticulous and systematic study of human occupation across one of coastal Peru's most archaeologically rich regions. Gordon R. Willey chronicles the full sweep of prehistoric settlement in the Virú Valley, tracing the evolution of habitation sites, ceremonial centers, and fortifications from early pre-ceramic periods through the florescence of complex Andean societies. Employing an innovative regional survey methodology, Willey argues that the spatial distribution of settlements across a landscape reflects broader social, political, and economic organization — a theoretical framework that fundamentally transformed how archaeologists approach the study of ancient cultures. The work details site typologies, architectural forms, and population patterns with rigorous academic precision, grounding each observation in careful field data. Published in 1953, this foundational text is widely credited with establishing settlement pattern analysis as a core discipline within American archaeology, making it essential reading for scholars and students of Andean prehistory and anthropological theory alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887905091803,"sku":"2026770001707-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/76f64ee7-c435-4629-b485-8dbb19e4925b.png?v=1781748579","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001707-secondhand-prehistoric-settlement-patterns-in-the-viru-valley-peru","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}