South America

ISBN: 9783805346573
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
The catalog for the exhibition of the Linden-Museum in Stuttgart presents the culture of the Inca from their beginnings in the middle of the 11th Century to the colonial period. Many of the pictured objects are to be shown in Europe for the first ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311241
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR IS
Volume: 2506
This book presents the results of research on the Inca site of Hualfín Inka, located in the northwest of the province of Catamarca, Argentina. The research focused on the methods used for the study of landscape archaeology,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311135
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2497
A collection of recent studies on GIS applications in South America. For example, one contribution reports the location of archaeological materials from northwestern Andean Patagonia, Argentina, modelled using GIS and image proces... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311012
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2487
This book presents research results on the interaction processes between societies that inhabited in the
Calchaquí Valley (Province of Salta, northwestern Argentina) and those from surrounding regions between
the 9th ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813039879
Published by : University Press of Florida
Being Jewish in Brazilthe worlds largest Catholic countryis fraught with paradoxes, and living in São Paulo only amplifies these vivid contradictions. The metropolis is home to Jews from over 60 countries of origin, and to the Hebraica, the wor... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813037967
Published by : University Press of Florida
Melissa Vogels Frontier Life in Ancient Peru offers a new perspective on ancient Peruvian life and geopolitics during a pivotal period of Andean cultural transformation between AD 900 and AD 1300. Focusing on the frontier site of Cerro la Cruz ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788856402438
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
"Shut up or I’ll kill you!" says again the fierce salt man, as if the blade aimed at the throat alone weren’t enough to represent a dreadful threat- Venezuela is the country that Giovanni Cappellin chose in the early 80’s to start again from scra... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310459
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2441
Volume 3 in this series on Pre-Columbian figurines concentrates on pottery figurines from the south coast, the highlands and the ‘Selva’ (tropical rain forests) of Peru. It details a collection of 784 figurines: 536 fr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515102513
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 5
English Description: In recent years many megacities in Latin America have implemented far-reaching reforms of public transport, including the reforms Transantiago in Santiago de Chile and Transmilenio in Bogotá. In both ci... .... Learn More