Chavin: And the Origins of the Andean Civilization
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Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
EAN (European Article Number): 9780500278161
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: Richard L. Burger
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
Publication Date: 1995-05
Reading Level: 248
Description: This book is a very good overview of what the Chavin culture is and what the scientists can explain about its origin, its growth and its fall. All the theories, hypothesis and research processes are detailed by one of the greatest specialists of that pre-hispanic civilisation of the ancient Peru : how the more ancient civilisations could have influenced the Chavin birth, and what more known civilisations as Nazca, Huari or Inca, have taken from the Chavin culture. Furthermore, this book can be read easily by everyone.
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Date: 2000-03-16
Details: This book is a very good overview of what the Chavin culture is and what the scientists can explain about its origin, its growth and its fall. All the theories, hypothesis and research processes are detailed by one of the greatest specialists of that pre-hispanic civilisation of the ancient Peru : how the more ancient civilisations could have influenced the Chavin birth, and what more known civilisations as Nazca, Huari or Inca, have taken from the Chavin culture. Furthermore, this book can be read easily by everyone.
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