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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145297203321

Autore

Silverman Helaine

Titolo

The Nasca [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008

ISBN

1-281-30941-9

9786611309411

0-470-69338-X

0-470-69266-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Collana

Peoples of America

Altri autori (Persone)

ProulxDonald

Disciplina

985.27

985/.27

Soggetti

Indians of South America

Nasca culture

Nazca culture

Nazca pottery

History

Latin America

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

The Nasca; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 From Pots to People; 2 Emergence and Evolution of the Nasca Ceramic Tradition; 3 Life in the Desert; 4 We, the Nasca; 5 The Inhabited Landscape; 6 Symbolic Expressions of the Natural and Supernatural World; 7 The Geoglyphs of the Río Grande de Nazca Drainage; 8 Religion and Ritual; 9 Headhunting and Warfare; 10 Nasca Sociopolitical Organization; 11 After Nasca; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This well-illustrated, concise text will serve as a benchmark study of the Nasca people and culture for years to come.