Incas and Peru
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Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)
by Gary Urton  Publisher Comments In an age when computers process immense amounts of information by the manipulation of sequences of 1s and 0s, it remains a frustrating mystery how prehistoric Inka recordkeepers encoded a tremendous variety and quantity of data using only knotted and...
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Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
by Richard L. (edt) Burger Publisher Comments Situated high in the Peruvian Andes, the fifteenth-century Inca palace complex at Machu Picchu is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in the world. In this beautifully illustrated book, leading American and Peruvian scholars provide an...
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Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
by Richard L. Burger Synopsis - This book is the catalogue of an exhibition that opened at Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History. It will travel to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science from February 13 to May 9, 2004; the Houston Museum of Natural Science from June 4...
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Incas: Lords of Gold and Glory
by Time Life Publisher Comments Readers assume the role of archaeologists, uncovering secrets of ancient civilizations. Stunning photographs and illustrations, plus detailed cutaways, maps and diagrams....
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Early Settlement and Subsistence in the Casma Valley, Peru
by Shelia Gri Pozorski Publisher Comments The Casma Valley of Peru’s north central coast contains the largest New World structure of its time period---2500 to 200 BC---as well as one of the densest concentrations of early sites. In this detailed and thought-provoking volume, Sheila and...
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Treasures of the Andes: The Glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian South America
by Jeffrey Quilter Publisher Comments Centuries before the Incas, a number of advanced cultures flourished in the Andes. This beautifully illustrated study examines the rise and fall of these different peoples, and their magnificent legacy of design and craftsmanship. Surviving artifacts...
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Valverde's Gold: In Search of the Last Great Inca Treasure
by Mark Honigsbaum Publisher Comments In 1887, two British sailors landed on the coast of Ecuador and set off across the Andes on a secret mission. Their task was to locate an immense hoard of Inca gold which had been lost for hundreds of years. A botanist who had recently returned from...
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White Rock
by Hugh Thomson Publisher Comments With the backdrop of the ever-intriguing Andes mountains, The White Rock, Hugh Thomsons intoxicating history of the Inca people and their heartland, is a thrilling mix of information and adventure. The author, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and...
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Incas (02 Edition)
by Terence N. Daltroy Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-376) and index....
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Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and L)
by Christopher Donnan Publisher Comments By presenting the Moche artists and the people who have been portrayed by them, Donnan brings us to a level of understanding and proximity, so to speak, that I would have never considered possible just a few years ago. . . . Believe me, this book is...
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The Illustrated History of the Incas: The Extraordinary Story of the Lost World of the Andes, Chronicling the Ancient Civilizations of the Paracas, Ch
by David M. Jones Synopsis - The extraordinary story of the lost world of the Andes, chronicling the ancient civilizations of the Paracas, Chavin, Nasca and Moche and other tribes and cultures of ancient south America. - The perfect introduction to the history of this fascinating...
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Incas People of the Sun
by Carmen Bernard Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed...
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The Secret of the Incas: Myth, Astronomy, and the War Against Time
by William Sullivan Synopsis Analyzes Inca mythology in light of the historical events that transformed their world at the time of the arrival of Spanish conquistadors....
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The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes
by Johan Reinhard Publisher Comments The erupting volcano of Sabancaya spewed out clouds of ash over a mile into the sky, blanketing even its higher neighbor Ampato. After three years the weight of melting snow finally caused a section of Ampato's 20,700' high summit ridge to collapse. As...
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The History of the Incas
by Pedro Sar De Gamboa Synopsis The History of the Incas may be the best description of Inca life and mythology to survive Spanish colonization of Peru. Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, a well-educated sea captain and cosmographer of the viceroyalty, wrote the document in Cuzco, the capital...
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History of the Inca Empire: An Account of the Indians' Customs and Their Origin, Together with a Treatise on Inca Legends, History, and Social Ins (Texas Pan American Series)
by Bernabe Cobo Synopsis The Historia del Nuevo Mundo, set down by Father Bernabe Cobo during the first half of the seventeenth century, represents a singulary valuable source on Inca culture. Working directly frorn the original document, Roland Hamilton has translated that...
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Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites & Artifacts
by David A Scott Publisher Comments Archaeometry is the application of scientific methods and analyses to the study of culture in its archaeological context. Garnered from a conference called to study the material culture from North and South America, the book's twenty essays on a broad...
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Empire of the Inca Civilization of The
by Burr Cartw Brundage
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Lords of Sipan :a tale of pre-Inca tombs, archaeology, and crime
by Sidney Kirkpatrick Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-238) and index....
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Secret of the Incas: Myth, Astronomy, & the War Against Time
by William Sullivan Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-402) and index....
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