Ancient Nasca World

New Insights from Science and Archaeology

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book presents outstanding chapter contributions on the Nasca culture in a variety of artistic expressions such as architecture, geoglyphs, ceramics, music, and textiles. The approach, based on the integration of science with archaeology and anthropology, sheds new light on the Nasca civilization.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-07-19
Mått:155 x 235 x 35 mm
Vikt:1 143 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:670
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319836492

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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2017“This important book is a massive English summary of the work re-creating 10,000 years of human habitation of the Nasca area … . This volume must be on the shelves of every archaeologist working in Peru and in every research library covering the origins of pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas. Each chapter is illustrated with polychrome photos and supported by its own bibliography. Summing Up: Essential. All academic levels/libraries.” (D. L. Browman, Choice, Vol. 54 (12), August, 2017)

Innehållsförteckning

From the contents: The Nasca Project.- Geography and Environment.- Geological setting.- Historical-Cultural Analysis.- Physical anthropologic analysis of the ancient Nasca populations.- The contribution of Satellite Remote Sensing in the Nasca region.- The contribution of archaeo-geophysics in Nasca Project.