Ancient Households on the North Coast of Peru

Review by M Elizabeth Grávalos What makes a home? All humans have ideals of home, but no two people conceptualise home and their household in the same manner. Yet despite this diverse human experience, many archaeologists rely on rigid household models to interpret domestic life in the past. Ancient Households on the North Coast of Peru challenges our prescriptive archaeological models. Spanning over a millennium of Andean history, this book demonstrates how distinct coastal communities created social relationships and symbolic meaning through daily domestic action, often simultaneously grappling with regional political and economic upheaval. This volume is not simply for Andeanists â