by Nigel Davies · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140233810
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«The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru» is the historical and archaeological essay by Nigel Davies, published by Penguin Books in paperback, 240 pages, in English.
Drawing on recent excavations, the book surveys the civilizations before the Incas: Moche and its royal funerary chamber of gold and silver, the Nazca geoglyphs, Huari, Tiahuanaco and Chimor. Archaeology, together with the chronicles of the conquerors, explains the Inca imperial cult, agriculture, roads and urban planning.
The edition is a paperback reprint with bibliographic references (pages 204-209) and an index.
For readers interested in archaeology, ancient South American history and pre-Columbian civilizations.
Nigel Davies is an English chess Grandmaster, chess coach and writer.
