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Machu Picchu: Exploring an Ancient Sacred Center
Johan Reinhard
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Description for Machu Picchu: Exploring an Ancient Sacred Center
Paperback. 'Machu Picchu is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, yet it remains a mystery. This book examines Machu Picchu from the perspectives of sacred landscape and archaeoastronomy. Series: World Heritage and Monument. Num Pages: 200 pages, col illus t/out. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
Machu Picchu, recently voted one of the New Wonders of the World, is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, yet it remains a mystery. Even the most basic questions are still unanswered: What was its meaning and why was it built in such a difficult location? Renowned explorer Johan Reinhard attempts to answer such elusive questions from the perspectives of sacred landscape and archaeoastronomy. Using information gathered from historical, archaeological, and ethnographical sources, Reinhard demonstrates how the site is situated in the center of sacred mountains and associated with a sacred river, which is in turn symbolically linked ... Read more
Machu Picchu, recently voted one of the New Wonders of the World, is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, yet it remains a mystery. Even the most basic questions are still unanswered: What was its meaning and why was it built in such a difficult location? Renowned explorer Johan Reinhard attempts to answer such elusive questions from the perspectives of sacred landscape and archaeoastronomy. Using information gathered from historical, archaeological, and ethnographical sources, Reinhard demonstrates how the site is situated in the center of sacred mountains and associated with a sacred river, which is in turn symbolically linked ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
World Heritage and Monument
Condition
New
Weight
475 g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781931745444
SKU
V9781931745444
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Ref
99-19
About Johan Reinhard
Johan Reinhard is currently (2007) an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mountain Institute, Washington, D.C. He is a recipient of the 1987 Rolex Award for Enterprise in the field of exploration, and in 1992 he received the Puma de Oro, Bolivia's highest award in the field of archaeology. Dr. Reinhard has conducted ... Read more
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