The Nasca
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The Nasca
(The peoples of America)
Blackwell, 2002
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-327) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This well-illustrated, concise text will serve as a benchmark study of the Nasca people and culture for years to come.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowledgments.
1. From Pots to People.
2. Emergence and Evolution of the Nasca Ceramic Tradition.
3. Life in the Desert.
4. We, the Nasca.
5. The Inhibited Landscape.
6. Symbolic Expressions of the Natural and Supernatural World.
7. The Geoglyphs of the Rio Grande de Nazca Drainage.
8. Religion and Ritual.
9. Headhunting and Warfare.
10. Nasca Sociopolitical Organization.
11. After Nasca.
Bibliography.
Index.
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