The Ancient Nasca World, New Insights from Science and Archaeology, edited by Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini, Giuseppe Orefici
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The Ancient Nasca World, New Insights from Science and Archaeology, edited by Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini, Giuseppe Orefici
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eng
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non fiction
Main title
The Ancient Nasca World
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electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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970630975
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edited by Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini, Giuseppe Orefici
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Springer eBooks
Sub title
New Insights from Science and Archaeology
Summary
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.--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
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
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