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Author : Elena Juarez S. Phipps
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cahuachi Textiles in the W.D. Strong Collection written by Elena Juarez S. Phipps and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elena J. Phipps
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Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Cahuachi Textiles in the W. D. Strong Collection written by Elena J. Phipps and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Helaine Silverman
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587294710
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)
Download or read book Cahuachi in the Ancient Nasca World written by Helaine Silverman and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since its scientific discovery, the great Nasca site of Cahuachi on the south coast of the Central Andes has captured the attention of archaeologists, art historians, and the general public. Until Helaine Silverman's fieldwork, however, ancient Nasca culture was seen as an archaeological construct devoid of societal context. Silverman's long-term, multistage research as published in this volume reconstructs Nasca society and contextualizes the traces of this brilliant civilization (ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 600). Silverman shows that Cahuachi was much larger and more complex than portrayed in the current literature but that, surprisingly, it was not a densely populated city. Rather, Cahuachi was a grand ceremonial center whose population, size, density, and composition changed to accommodate a ritual and political calendar. Silverman meticulously presents and interprets an abundance of current data on the physical complexities, burials, and artifacts of this prominent site; in addition, she synthesizes the history of previous fieldwork at Cahuachi and introduces a corrected map and a new chronological chart for the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage system. On the basis of empirical field data, ethnographic analogy, and settlement pattern analysis, Silverman constructs an Andean model of Nasca culture that is crucial to understanding the development of complex society in the Central Andes. Written in a clear and concise style and generously illustrated, this first synthesis of the published data about the ancient Nasca world will appeal to all archaeologists, art historians, urban anthropologists, and historians of ancient civilizations.
Author : Donald A. Proulx
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 9781587298295
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (982 download)
Download or read book A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography written by Donald A. Proulx and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost eight hundred years (100 BC–AD 650) Nasca artists modeled and painted the plants, animals, birds, and fish of their homeland on Peru’s south coast as well as numerous abstract anthropomorphic creatures whose form and meaning are sometimes incomprehensible today. In this first book-length treatment of Nasca ceramic iconography to appear in English, drawing upon an archive of more than eight thousand Nasca vessels from over 150 public and private collections, Donald Proulx systematically describes the major artistic motifs of this stunning polychrome pottery, interprets the major themes displayed on this pottery, and then uses these descriptions and his stimulating interpretations to analyze Nasca society. After beginning with an overview of Nasca culture and an explanation of the style and chronology of Nasca pottery, Proulx moves to the heart of his book: a detailed classification and description of the entire range of supernatural and secular themes in Nasca iconography along with a fresh and distinctive interpretation of these themes. Linking the pots and their iconography to the archaeologically known Nasca society, he ends with a thorough and accessible examination of this ancient culture viewed through the lens of ceramic iconography. Although these static images can never be fully understood, by animating their themes and meanings Proulx reconstructs the lifeways of this complex society.
Author : Dorothy Koster Washburn
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295983660
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (836 download)
Download or read book Symmetry Comes of Age written by Dorothy Koster Washburn and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two volumes together offer readers a new window into the communicative importance of design."--Jacket.
Author : Helaine Silverman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470692669
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The Nasca written by Helaine Silverman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-illustrated, concise text will serve as a benchmark study of the Nasca people and culture for years to come.
Author : Helaine Silverman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1461505976
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Andean Archaeology II written by Helaine Silverman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins and development of civilization are vital components to the understanding of the cultural processes that create human societies. Comparing and contrasting the evolutionary sequences from different civilizations is one approach to discovering their unique development. One area for comparison is in the Central Andes where several societies remained in isolation without a written language. As a direct result, the only resource to understand these societies is their material artifacts. In this second volume, the focus is on the art and landscape remains and what they uncover about societies of the Central Andes region. The ancient art and landscape, revealing the range and richness of the societies of the area significantly shaped the development of Andean archaeology. This work includes discussions on: - pottery and textiles; - iconography and symbols; - ideology; - geoglyphs and rock art. This volume will be of interest to Andean archaeologists, cultural and historical anthropologists, material archaeologists and Latin American historians.
Author : Helaine Silverman
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 158729429X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)
Download or read book Ancient Nasca Settlement and Society written by Helaine Silverman and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nasca society arose on the south coast of Peru two thousand years ago and evolved over the course of the next seven hundred years. Helaine Silverman's long-term, multistage work on the south coast of Peru has established her as one of the world's preeminent authorities on this brilliant and enigmatic civilization.a"Ancient Nasca Settlement and Society"ais the first extended treatment of the range of sites occupied by the people responsible for some of the most exquisite art, largest ground drawings, most intense hunting of human heads as trophies, and most ingenious hydraulic engineering of the pre-Columbian world. "Ancient Nasca Settlement and Society"ais based on Silverman's comprehensive survey of the Ingenio Valley, a water-rich tributary of the R o Grande de Nazca drainage; it also includes a critical synthesis of the settlement pattern data from the other river valleys of the system maps and tables, Silverman allows comparisons among the various phases of change in Nasca society. A companion CD-ROM provides a great deal of graphic material and allows users to manipulate the data in alternative scenarios. Silverman situates the various classes of Nasca material culture within the spatial, social, economic, political, and ideological realities that can be adduced from the archaeological record. A work of archaeo-logical ethnography focused on a once-living society, this convincing and highly original book illuminates the ancient Nasca people's social construction of space and cultural meaning through their manipulation of their natural setting and their creation of particular kinds of built environments."
Author : Alfred Louis Kroeber
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780761989646
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (896 download)
Download or read book The Archaeology and Pottery of Nazca, Peru written by Alfred Louis Kroeber and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1998 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Submitted a little late for spring term, Kroeber's report remains the only complete analysis and seriation of the beautiful painted pottery of the important site, with over 400 photographs and drawings. It remained unfinished when he died in 1960; colleagues have edited and completed it, adding some color photographs, a background preface, and a survey of research since 1926. The report now also provides a glimpse into the methods and mentality of early American archaeology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Anne Paul
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Paracas Art & Architecture written by Anne Paul and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine contributions from archaeologists, art historians, a fiber artist, and a fiber chemist discuss diverse aspects of textiles and pottery as they represent a 900-year-long cultural tradition that flourished many centuries ago on Peru's south coast. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Rosa Lasaponara
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319470523
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)
Download or read book The Ancient Nasca World written by Rosa Lasaponara and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Report for the Fiscal Years written by Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Helaine Silverman
Publisher : G. K. Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Ancient Peruvian Art written by Helaine Silverman and published by G. K. Hall. This book was released on 1996 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steward Anthropological Society
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Total Pages : 444 pages
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Download or read book Journal of the Steward Anthropological Society written by Steward Anthropological Society and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lena Bjerregaard
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1609621158
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)
Download or read book PreColumbian Textile Conference VII / Jornadas de Textiles PreColombinos VII written by Lena Bjerregaard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From May 31st to June 4th, 2016, the 7th International European conference on pre-Columbian textiles was held in Copenhagen. This volume unites seven original articles on pre-Columbian textiles from Mexico, which compare information on 20th century finds first described by Alba Guadelupe Mastache with that from previously unpublished finds and recently discovered contexts. A unique chapter presents the technical analysis and replication of a pre-Columbian tunic recovered in a cave site in Arizona, at the northern margins of the Mesoamerican interaction sphere. Thirteen articles on archaeological textiles from the central Andes include analysis of both textile assemblages preserved in museum collections and those recovered during recent fieldwork in archaeological sites of the Andean desert coast. These include textile assemblages representing the Initial and Formative Periods, Paracas and Nasca contexts, the Middle Horizon, diverse late Intermediate Period assemblages and emblematic Inca garments.
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Total Pages : 518 pages
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Download or read book Andean Past written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 366 pages
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Download or read book Review of Inter-American Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
