Author: Adolph Francis Alphonse BandelierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tiahuanacu (Bolivia)
Languages : es
Pages : 60
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The Ruins at Tiahuanaco
Author: Adolph Francis Alphonse BandelierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tiahuanacu (Bolivia)
Languages : es
Pages : 60
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The Stones of Tiahuanaco
Author: Stella NairPublisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770994
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The world's most artful and skillful stone architecture is found at Tiahuanaco at the southern end of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. The precision of the stone masonry rivals that of the Incas to the point that writers from Spanish chroniclers of the sixteenth century to twentieth-century authors have claimed that Tiahuanaco not only served as a model for Inca architecture and stone masonry, but that the Incas even imported stonemasons from the Titicaca Basin to construct their buildings. Experiments aimed at replicating the astounding feats of the Tiahuanaco stonecutters--perfectly planar surfaces, perfect exterior and interior right angles, and precision to within 1 mm--throw light on the stonemasons' skill and knowledge, especially of geometry and mathematics. Detailed analyses of building stones yield insights into the architecture of Tiahuanaco, including its appearance, rules of composition, canons, and production, filling a significant gap in the understanding of Tiahuanaco's material culture.
Tiwanaku
Author: Margaret Young-S¾nchezPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803249217
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Introduces the striking artwork and fascinating rituals of this highland culture through approximately one hundred works of art and cultural treasures.
The Tiwanaku
Author: Alan L. KolataPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1557861838
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Tiwanaku The city of Tiwanaku lies ruined in the rugged Andean steppe of Bolivia twelve thousand feet above sea level, the highest urban settlement of the ancient world. Its wide streets open towards ramparts of glaciated mountain peaks and the intense blue waters of Lake Titicaca. Gigantic stone sculptures and shattered architectural blocks suggest profound antiquity and the passage of great events, now lost and unremembered. Here, two and a half thousand years ago, a distinct society emerged which over the course of thirteen centuries developed one of the greatest civilizations and the first empire of the ancient Americas. This book, the first published history of the Tiwanakan peoples from their origins to their present survival, is a feat of scholarly and archaeological detection undertaken and led by the author. Alan Kolata draws together the evidence of historical documents from the time of the Iberian conquest, accounts and legends of the contemporary inhabitants, and the results of extensive excavations in order to provide a narrative covering three thousand years. In doing so he addresses and explains features of Tiwanakan culture that have long puzzled scholars: the origins of their uniquely massive architecture, the nature of their sophisticated hydraulically-engineered agriculture, their obsession with decapitation and the display of severed heads, and not least the reasons for their mysterious and sudden decline at the end of the tenth century. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and drawings, and is fully referenced and indexed. Although written to appeal to the nonspecialist and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this is a book of scholarly import, and likely to become the standard work for many years.
The Enigma Of Tiwanaku And Puma Punku: A Visitor's Guide
Author: Brien FoersterPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300461977
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Among the least understood of ancient megalithic sites in South America is Tiwanaku, located about 12,500 feet in elevation near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. And even less is known about Puma Punku, which is in fact part of the Tiwanaku complex, and displays levels of stone shaping craftsmanship that can barely be recreated today. Who built these amazing places, when, and why? Brien was featured in an hour long special on Ancient Aliens TV, season 4 discussing both places...or are they one and the same?
Built Before the Flood
Author: H. S. BellamyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781585093960
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The ancient site of Tiahuanaco in Bolivia is one of the greatest archaeological mysteries in the world. The author presents evidence showing that the Earth may have once had a completely different moon in the past, along with a calendar that matched a different rotation of the Earth.
Ancient Tiwanaku
Author: John Wayne JanusekPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521816359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The first major synthesis exploring Tiwanaku civilization in its geographical and cultural setting.
The Calendar of Tiahuanaco
Author: Hans Schindler BellamyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bolivia
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts
Author: Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society
Author: American Antiquarian SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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