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Precolumbian Water Management: Ideology, Ritual, and Power
Barbara W. Fash Lisa J. Lucero
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Description for Precolumbian Water Management: Ideology, Ritual, and Power
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; HDD; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 593.
Among ancient Mesoamerican and Southwestern peoples, water was as essential as maize for sustenance and was a driving force in the development of complex society. Control of water shaped the political, economic, and religious landscape of the ancient Americas, yet it is often overlooked in Precolumbian studies. Now one volume offers the latest thinking on water systems and their place within the ancient physical and mental language of the region. Precolumbian Water Management examines water management from both economic and symbolic perspectives. Water management facilities, settlement patterns, shrines, and water-related imagery associated with civic-ceremonial and residential architecture provide evidence that ... Read more
Among ancient Mesoamerican and Southwestern peoples, water was as essential as maize for sustenance and was a driving force in the development of complex society. Control of water shaped the political, economic, and religious landscape of the ancient Americas, yet it is often overlooked in Precolumbian studies. Now one volume offers the latest thinking on water systems and their place within the ancient physical and mental language of the region. Precolumbian Water Management examines water management from both economic and symbolic perspectives. Water management facilities, settlement patterns, shrines, and water-related imagery associated with civic-ceremonial and residential architecture provide evidence that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816523146
SKU
V9780816523146
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