The Legacies of Archaeologists in the Andes: Second Symposium, the Institutionalization and Internationalization of Andean Archaeology

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "The Legacies of Archaeologists in the Andes: Second Symposium, the Institutionalization and Internationalization of Andean Archaeology," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Large-scale archaeology was slow to develop in South America. Gradually, during the twentieth century, the various republics incorporated archaeology into their nation- and institution-building, funding and carrying out research, while setting the parameters of legitimacy. At the same time, foreign entities such as universities and museums sent both teams and individual graduate students to work on that continent. This symposium will examine the institutionalization and internationalization of Andean archaeology. It follows upon our 2018 symposium and moves beyond it to take up topics not covered then. These will include, but are not limited to, foreign national participation; the establishment of archaeology programs in South American universities and museums; ancient American art and archaeology at Chicago's Art Institute, the development of governmental regulatory bodies; the introduction of scientific techniques; the development of high altitude archaeology; various long-term projects such as the Contisuyu Project, Ann Kendall’s Cusichaca Project, John Murra’s "A Study of Provincial Inca Life" (Huánuco) Project, and Jeffrey Parson’s Mantaro Valley survey; and the enduring contributions of individuals including Junius Bird and Michael Moseley.