Cultural Stratigraphy in the Virú Valley Northern Peru: The Formative and Florescent Epochs

An anthropological study on human cultural adaptation of mankind within the confines of a small area over a long period of time by studying the stratigraphic record of the lower and older half of the Viru Valley in Northern Peru. Describes the rise of early civilizations in the Viru Valley and the highly evolved and colorful native civilizations that occupied the area in pre-European times.