Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-354) and index.

Introduction / by Richard L. Burger -- Biographical essays. Julio C. Tello : an account of his rise to prominence in Peruvian archaeology / by Richard E. Daggett -- The international relevance of Julio C. Tello / by John V. Murra -- The intellectual legacy of Julio C. Tello / by Richard L. Burger -- Selected writings by Julio C. Tello. The defense of the archaeological heritage -- The museum of Peruvian anthropology -- Collision of two civilizations -- Prehistoric trephining among the Yauyos of Peru -- The discovery of the Chav�in culture in Peru -- The feline god and its transformations in Chav�in art -- The remains of three different pre-Columbian cultures have been found on the Paracas Peninsula -- A modeled clay scene in ancient Peruvian art -- The ruins of Wari -- Andean civilization : some problems of Peruvian archaeology -- The empire of the Incas -- Bibliography. An annotated bibliography of Julio C. Tello / by Richard E. Daggett.

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