John V. Murra
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President, Institute of Andean Research, New York City. Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Author of The Economic Organization of the Inka State and others.
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Pre-Columbian civilizations, the aboriginal American Indian cultures that evolved in Mesoamerica (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th century. The pre-Columbian civilizations were extraordinary…
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