1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910638600103321

Autore

Weiss, Egon

Titolo

[Recensione sull' ] Eredità / Egon Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weimar, : Bohlaus Nachfolger, s.d.

Descrizione fisica

p. 562-582 ; 8°

Disciplina

340

Locazione

FGBC

Collocazione

Biblioteca Solazzi Busta 6 (5) 3

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910908379803321

Autore

Davidovits Joseph

Titolo

Ancient Geopolymers in South America and Easter Island / / by Joseph Davidovits

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031753367

3031753364

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (0 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences, , 2191-5377

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology

Cultural property

Materials science

Archaeology and Heritage

Materials Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Why did we have to wait 40 years -- Chapter 2. Why did we choose Pumapunku/Tiwanaku and not Cuzco and Sacsayhuaman -- Chapter 3. The preliminaries of the expedition and the question about the extraterrestrials -- Chapter 4. Understanding the history of Tiwanaku / Pumapunku -- Chapter 5. First day in Tiwanaku.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the study on Ancient Geopolymers in South America and Easter Island regions, exploring the artificial nature of the volcanic rocks used in the construction of Easter Island's statues. Contrary to the belief that the statues were carved and transported, Davidovits suggests they were made on-site using geopolymer technology. He proposes that this knowledge came from Amerindians from the Andes, specifically the Tiahuanaco region near Lake Titicaca. The book is divided into two parts: the first examines geopolymeric artificial stone technologies in the Andes, and the second establishes a connection between these technologies and Easter Island, 3,700 km away. Davidovits' research includes geological expeditions, SEM analysis, petrography, and a comprehensive review of international literature. It is intriguing to observe that in both cases, Pumapunku /Tiwanaku in the Andes and Easter Island, volcanic rocks are involved which contain biological carbon. These discoveries undeniably support the theory of geopolymeric artificial manufacturing, challenging traditional archaeological views.