1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910716716703321

Autore

Cheng Chui Ling

Titolo

Water-resource management monitoring needs, State of Hawai'i / / by Chui Ling Cheng [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 114 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Collana

Scientific investigations report ; ; 2020-5115

Soggetti

Water-supply - Hawaii

Water quality management - Hawaii

Water quality biological assessment - Hawaii

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared in cooperation with the State of statand in collaboration with the University of Hawai'i Water Resources Research Center."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-114).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955326603321

Autore

Besom Thomas <1960->

Titolo

Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship : strategies for empire unification / / Thomas Besom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2013

ISBN

9781299475458

1299475450

9780826353085

0826353088

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

299.8/8323

Soggetti

Incas - Rites and ceremonies

Incas - Religion

Incas - Politics and government

Human sacrifice - Andes Region

Mountains - Religious aspects

Andes Region Religious aspects

Andes Region Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1: Symbols, Ideology, Ritual, and Power; 2: Ethnohistoric Data on Human Sacrifice and Mountain Worship; 3: The Archaeological Materials from Cerro Esmeralda; 4: Discussion of the Materials from Cerro Esmeralda; 5: The Archaeology of Cerro El Plomo and the Santiago Area; 6: Discussion of the Archaeological Materials from Cerro El Plomo and the Santiago Area; 7: Discussion of the Anthropomorphic Statuettes; 8: Conclusions; Epilogue; Appendix A: Results of Segmental Hair Analysis

Appendix B: Typical Inka VesselsNotes; Glossary of Andean Names and Terms; References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"In this study, Besom explores the ritual practices of human sacrifice and the worship of mountains, attested in both archaeological



investigations and ethnohistorical sources, as tools in the establishment and preservation of political power within the Inka empire"--Provided by publisher.