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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163012903321

Titolo

The Ancient Nasca World : New Insights from Science and Archaeology / / edited by Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini, Giuseppe Orefici

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (673 pages)

Disciplina

930.1028

Soggetti

Archaeology

Geology

Remote sensing

Physical geography

Anthropology

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry

Physical Geography

Earth System Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. In particular the multidisciplinary character of the contributions and earth observation technologies provide new information on geoglyphs, the monumental ceremonial architecture of Cahuachi, and the adaptation strategies in the Nasca desert by means of sophisticated and effective aqueduct systems.



Finally, archaeological looting and vandalism are covered. This book will be of interest to students, archaeologists, historians, scholars of Andean civilizations, scientists in physical anthropology, remote sensing, geophysics, and cultural heritage management.