Pachacamac durant l'Intermédiaire récent : étude d'un site monumental préhispanique de la Côte centrale du Pérou /

Pachacamac durant l'Intermédiaire récent : étude d'un site monumental préhispanique de la Côte centrale du Pérou /

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Author / Creator:Eeckhout, Peter.
Imprint:Oxford, England : J. and E. Hedges, 1999.
Description:vi, 504 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 30 cm.
Language:French
Series:BAR international series 747
Subject:
Indians of South America -- Peru -- Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Peru.
Pyramids -- Peru.
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Indian architecture.
Indians of South America.
Pyramids.
Pachacamac Site (Peru)
Peru -- Antiquities.
Peru -- Lurín River Valley.
Peru -- Pachacamac Site.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3960726
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ISBN:0860549798
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [488]-503).
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Summary:The site of Pachacamac contains fourteen pyramids with ramps, monumental structures of adobe, all constructed along similar architectural lines. This study assesses these structures, their common features, speculates on their function, based on a re-examination of the archaeological data. The results of the survey suggests that they were elite centres for feasting and ritual and had a complex history of spatial development during their use, c.AD 900-1470.
Physical Description:vi, 504 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [488]-503).
ISBN:0860549798

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