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Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lau, George F., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2011.
Colección:Iowa series in Andean studies.
Temas:
Recuay culture > Peru > Ancash.
Indian art > Peru > Ancash.
Indian architecture > Peru > Ancash.
Indian pottery > Peru > Ancash.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Antiquities
Indian architecture
Indian art
Indian pottery
Recuay culture
Fornlämningar.
Ancash (Peru) > Antiquities.
Peru > Ancash
Peru > Ancash.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial buildings with an unprecedented aesthetic and a high degree of technical sophistication.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 338 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-324) and index.
ISBN:1587299747
9781587299742

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