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Chavín : Peru's enigmatic temple in the Andes
Chavín. English.
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- Creator
- Peter Fux (ed.) ; with essays by Walter Alva [and thirteen others] ; translations from German into English, Tradukas GbR (Chaps. 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 4.1, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2 having been translated from Spanish into German by Peter Fux)
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Zurich : Scheidegger & Spiess : Museum Rietberg, [2013]
- Physical Details
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- 405 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, plans ; 31 cm
- ISBNs
- 9783858817310, 3858817317
- OCLC
- ocn834407719
- Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at Museum Rietberg, November 23, 2012-March 10, 2013.
- Translation of: Chavín : Perus geheimnisvoller Anden-Tempel. 2012.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Foreword / Daniel Vasella, Catharina Dohrn -- Acknowledgements / Albert Lutz -- 1. Introduction. The concept of the "complex society" in the archaeology of the New World / Peter Fux ; What is Chavín? / Peter Fux -- 2. Archaeology of the coastal desert : riverine oases, agriculture, and ritual cohesion. Introduction / The first settlers and societies / Tom D. Dillehay ; Early cultural developments in the southern Andes / Markus Reindel, Johny Isla ; Formative period ceremonial centers in the northern and central coastal regions / Yoshio Onuki ; cultural history of the Lambayeque region on the north coast of Peru during the formative period / Ignacio Alva Meneses ; Early monumentalism in the central Andes : the origins of monumental architecture in the Casma Valley / Peter R. Fuchs, Renate Patzschke -- 3. Archaeology in the highlands : innovation and dynamism. first post-Ice Age settlement communities in the central Andean highlands / Peter Kaulicke ; diversity and vitality of early ceremonial centers in the northern highlands / Yoshio Onuki -- 4. Chavín de Huántar : discovery, art, architecture, ritual, and transformation. discovery of the temple and early attempts at interpretation / Christian Mesía Montenegro ; art of Chavín : precursors and early development / Henning BIschof ; Architecture and ritual space at Chavín de Huántar / John W. Rick ; Religion and authority at Chavín de Huántar / Religious rituals in Chavín and their supraregional significance / Luis Guillermo Lumbreras -- 5. Inspiration from afar : periphery and legacy of formative period innovations. Ecuadorian formative period / Moche : heirs of the formative period on the north coast and the rebirth of the old gods / Walter Alva ; legacy of the formative period : Nasca / Johny Isla -- Notes -- Catalogue. Handcrafted objects from the early, middle, and late formative periods ; graves of Kuntur Wasi ; sculptures of Chavín de Huántar ; pututus (conch-shell trumpets) of Chavín ; finds from the Ofrendas Gallery ; Paracas and Moche : periphery and legacy of formative period innovations
Subjects
- Museum Rietberg -- Exhibitions.
- Chavín culture -- Exhibitions.
- Indian art -- Peru -- Chavín de Huantar -- Exhibitions.
- Indian architecture -- Peru -- Chavín de Huantar -- Exhibitions.
- Indian pottery -- Peru -- Chavín de Huantar -- Exhibitions.
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Peru -- Chavín de Huantar -- Exhibitions.
- Chavín de Huantar (Peru) -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions.