Talk:History of Peru

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"Ancient History" needs a brief outline. As it is, the entry makes pre-Conquest Peru look entirely irrelevant to the history of "real" Peru. Some would have it so, of course. Wetman 19:25, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Standard Peruvian History Periodification

The most accept organization for history of Perú is:

Autonomous Era (Era autónoma)
Dependent Era (Era dependiente)
Independent Era (Era independiente)

That organization is used in all universities and school in the country and for the majority of Historians. --Huhsunqu 02:53, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Objection to use of term "Prehistoric"

Many Latin American scholars I work with, including many prominent Peruvian archaeologists, strongly object to the use of the term "prehistory" on the grounds that all pre-hispanic cultures (the preferred term) had and maintained history. Since modern archaeological theory supports the assertion that history is a causal cultural process, this is a sensible distinction to make. I would like to see the term "prehistory" dropped from the pages on the history of Peru. Instead, I suggest we discuss various "pre-columbian" periods of Peruvian history. Over time, I can help to flesh out the "Ancient History" section. --Nathancraig 00:28, 5 March 2007 (UTC) why did they do this to peru? who can answer that? if you do you will get a grand prize. just hit me up at bobbie_1993@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.66.219.78 (talk) 19:52, 18 March 2008 (UTC)