Machu picchu: exploring an ancient sacred center
Auteur :
Reinhard, Johan
Éditeur :
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
ISBN :
9781931745444
Date de publication :
7 sept. 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,1 cm
Poids :
393 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.