The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru

by Davies, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9780140233810
• ISBN10: 0140233814
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

This is a general history of the cultures and civilizations of pre-Hispanic Peru from pre-history to the Conquest. Although archaeological excavation, together with analytical study of colonial chroniclers, began in the early part of the twentieth century, the scope of investigation has been greatly intensified over the last two decades, with spectacular results. This is the first book for the general reader and student to incorporate these fresh insights and discoveries, and is as highly readable and engaging as its penetrating and informative.

Table of Contents

LIST OF FIGURES	vii	(2)
LIST OF MAPS	ix	(2)
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS	xi	(2)
PREFACE	xiii
1. The Birth of Civilization	1	(14)
2. Moche	15	(23)
3. Nazca: Unsolved Enigmas	38	(20)
4. The Middle Kingdoms	58	(22)
5. The Great Chimor	80	(28)
6. The Rise of the Incas	108	(28)
7. The Sacred City	136	(24)
8. The Boundless Realm	160	(25)
9. The Conquest	185	(19)
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY	204	(7)
INDEX	211