On the Royal Highways of the Inca Civilizations of Ancient Peru book by H. Ubbelohde-Doering

H. Ubbelohde-Doering

Published by Thames and Hudson 1967

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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> Peru is a marvellous natural setting in which the handiwork of man has taken strange and beautiful forms, from the magnificent megalithic architecture of Inca Cuzco in the high Andes to the coastal graves in which were found - still remarkably well pre- served some of the most beautiful textiles and pottery ever created. More than most other great centres of civilization, ancient Peru is known to us only from its material remains. Even the last and most spectacular of the Peruvian civilizations, the Inca (who in the fifteenth century covered the country with the magnificent road network from which this book takes its title), were without a system of writing; and despite their prodigious technological and artistic skill, Peruvian cultures such as the Mochica (third to sixth centuries AD) and the Chim? (which in the immediate pre-Inca period held sway over half of Peru with the city of Chan-Chan as its centre) have left behind them no word of their language. The story of Peru is known to us through the eye of.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Royal Highways of the Inca Civilizations of Ancient Peru book by H. Ubbelohde-Doering
• Publisher: Thames and Hudson 1967
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology