South American Archæology: An Introduction to the Archæology of the South American Continent With Special Reference to the Early History of Peru (Classic Reprint)

South A merica. The subject is one of great magnitude, and the literature dealing with it is vast. Besides this, there exist so many gaps in our knowledge, gaps which can only be filled by years of patient excavation, that the formation of theories is still a precarious task. At the same time it is useful to pass in review the work which has already been completed, with the object both of pointing out the missing links in the chain of evidence, and of stimulating further research by calling attention to the results already achieved. A gain, much of the literature is scattered broadcast in the pages of scientific journals, and therefore escapes the notice of the general reader ;while the fact that a large proportion of it is in German, Spanish or Portuguese, renders it inaccessible to many would-be students. Thanks to the labours of Sir Clements Markham, backed by the Hakluyt Society, many of the early chroniclers have now been translated into English, but there exist numbers of more recent treatises, all of great value, written by investigators inS outh A merica, which are not likely to find a translator. This country has taken little part, in recent years, in the scientific exploration of theS outh American continent. Expeditions from Germany, France, Sweden and the United States have been productive of the most valuable results, but this rich field for archaeological enterprise has been strangely neglected byE
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