Machu Picchu : Exploring an Ancient Sacred Center
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
World Heritage and Monuments
ISBN-10
1931745447
ISBN-13
9781931745444
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Imprint
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 7th, 2007
Print length
200 Pages
Weight
393 grams
Product Classification:
Archaeology by period / regionArchaeology by period / region
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Using information gathered from historical, archaeological, and ethnographical sources, shows how the site is situated in the center of sacred mountains and associated with a sacred river, in turn linked with the sun's passage, meaning that Machu Picchu formed a cosmological, hydrological, and sacred geological center for a vast region.
Machu Picchu, recently voted one of the New Wonders of the World, is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, yet it remains a mystery. Even the most basic questions are still unanswered: What was its meaning and why was it built in such a difficult location? Renowned explorer Johan Reinhard attempts to answer such elusive questions from the perspectives of sacred landscape and archaeoastronomy. Using information gathered from historical, archaeological, and ethnographical sources, Reinhard demonstrates how the site is situated in the center of sacred mountains and associated with a sacred river, which is in turn symbolically linked with the sun's passage. Taken together, these features meant that Machu Picchu formed a cosmological, hydrological, and sacred geological center for a vast region.
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