TY - BOOK AU - Prince,Carlos TI - I. Origen de los indios de América. II. Origen y civilizaciones de los indígenas del Perú AV - E011 PY - 2017/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Peru -- Antiquities KW - Indians -- Origin KW - Indians of South America -- Peru N1 - Release date is 2017-12-21; Produced by Josep Cols Canal, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Origen de los indios de América" by Carlos Prince is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the origins and civilizations of the indigenous peoples of America, focusing particularly on the ancient inhabitants before the arrival of Europeans in the late 15th century. It delves into the anthropological, archaeological, and historical perspectives on how these diverse cultures developed across the continent. The opening of the work introduces readers to the debates surrounding the origins of humankind and focuses on the various hypotheses proposed by noted scientists regarding the emergence of humans, both globally and in the Americas. It discusses significant theories, such as those formulated by Laplace and Faye, detailing the formation of the universe and the development of humanity with a critical lens on geological, anthropological, and paleontological findings. Furthermore, it sets the stage for an exploration of the indigenous peoples in the Americas, categorizing them into distinct groups and tribes, and hinting at the complex civilizations they established long before European contact. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56219 ER -