''Ñawpa Pacha, Journal of Andean Archaeology'' is a semi-annual,
peer-reviewed
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,
academic journal
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published by
Taylor & Francis
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on behalf of the Institute of Andean Studies (Berkeley, California). ''Ñawpa Pacha'' means "Antiquity" in
Quechua. It was established by
John Howland Rowe in 1963.
The journal's current editor-in-chief since 2023 is Robyn Cutright. Jerry Moore was editor-in-chief from 2011-2022
Scope
Articles published in ''Ñawpa Pacha'' cover topics such
archaeology
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,
history
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,
linguistics
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,
ethnology
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Sci ...
and
biology
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of ancient cultures from the
Andes
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of
South America
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.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
IBZ Online
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,
,
Hispanic American Periodicals Index, JournalTOCs and
Latindex.
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References
External links
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Institute of Andean Studies
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1963 establishments in California