Research Catalog

Title

El complejo de geoglifos de Chincha = The Chincha geoglyph complex / Charles Stanish, Henry Tantaleán.

Author

Stanish, Charles, 1956-

Publication

Lima : Instituto Peruano de Estudios Arqueológicos, Programa Arqueológico Chinca, 2020.

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Details

Additional Authors

Tantaleán, Henry, 1974-

Description

222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits; 30 cm

Summary

"Geoglyphs, or lines created in the desert by the ancient inhabitants are the extraordinary remains of ritual, political and economic activities inscribed on their landscape. In the Peruvian Andes, especially on the desert coast, geoglyphs have been known since the beginning of the 20th century, the most famous of which are the Nazca Lines. We now know that before the Nazca Lines were created, geoglyphs were built centuries earlier in the pampas of Chincha (Department of Ica). This book provides detailed description of this pre-Hispanic landscape marked by lines, structures and features on the ground created by the Paracas people. This book documents this important set of archaeological features, a ritual and political technology, which was developed more than 2000 years ago. Likewise we hope that this book will promote the protection of these and other geoglyphs, at a time when these fragile pre-Hispanic treasures are in danger of disappearing" --Verso Cover.

Alternative Title

Chincha geoglyph complex

Subject

• Geoglyphs > Peru > Chincha (Province)
• Archaeology > Peru > Chincha (Province)
• Geoglyphs
• Antiquities
• Archaeology
• Chincha (Peru) > Antiquities
• Peru > Chincha

Note

• Limited edition of 300 copies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222).

Language (note)

• Parallel texts in Spanish and English.

Contents

Capítulo 1: Las Líneas de Chincha = The Chincha lines -- Capítulo 2: La prospección = The survey -- Capítulo 3: Retos metodológicos en el campo = Field methodology problems -- Capítulo 4: Tipos de líneas = Line types -- Algunas notas explicativas = Some explanatory notes -- Capítulo 5: Tipos de estructuras = Structure types -- Capítulo 6: Los agrupamientos de montículos Paracas = The Paracas mound clusters -- Capítulo 7: Centros de líneas = Ray Centers -- Capítulo 8: Un paisaje ritualizado estructurado = A structured ritualized landscape -- Capítulo 9: Observaciones celestiales andinas = Andean celestial observations -- Capítulo 10: Festejo competitivo en tiempos Paracas = Competitive feasting in Paracas times -- Apéndice A. Descripción de las líneas = Appendix A Line descriptions -- Apéndice B. Principales estructuras y geoglifos del complejo de líneas de Chincha = Appendix B. Selected structures and geoglyphs in the Chincha line complex -- Apéndice C. Datos UTM de las líneas = Appendix C. UTM data for lines -- Apéndice D. Datos UTM de las estructuras = Appendix D. Data for structure.

Call Number

JX 22-1675

ISBN

• 9786124825613
• 6124825619

OCLC

1242545078

Author

Stanish, Charles, 1956- author.

Title

El complejo de geoglifos de Chincha = The Chincha geoglyph complex / Charles Stanish, Henry Tantaleán.

Publisher

Lima : Instituto Peruano de Estudios Arqueológicos, Programa Arqueológico Chinca, 2020.

Edition

Primera edición.

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222).

Language

Parallel texts in Spanish and English.

Added Author

Tantaleán, Henry, 1974- author.

Research Call Number

JX 22-1675