Abstract
THE people discussed in this monograph are those inhabiting the South American plateau within the boundaries off Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador. Bolivia, however, seems to be more closely associated with the past history of the plateau than either of the other republics. Its government is largely drawn from the plateau population, and its general culture is more clearly influenced by the plateau than that of Peru, which looks to Europe for light and guidance. The writer finds in this upland race a condition of progressive degeneration. The people who occupied the country in what may be called prehistoric times were skilled in stone-working, as is, shown by the great megalithic ruins at Tiahuanaca, described by Sir Clements Markham in his book, “The Incas of Peru.” Since the building of this city, geological changes seem to have been in action which caused the elevation; of the plateau and the shrinkage of the body of water now known as Lake Titicaca.
The Plateau Peoples of South America.
By A. A. Adams. Pp. 134. (London: G. Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1915.) Price 3s. 6d. net.
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The Plateau Peoples of South America . Nature 95, 284–285 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/095284b0
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