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Chotuna and Chornancap
Christopher B. Donnan
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Description for Chotuna and Chornancap
Explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact. Series: Monograph Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Christopher Donnan's Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend, explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact. Naymlap is said to have built his palace at a place that many now consider to be the archaeological sites of Chotuna and Chornancap. In an effort to test the validity of the Naymlap legend, Donnan directed extensive archaeological excavations at Chotuna and Chornancap--completing plans of the monumental architecture, mapping and excavating most of the major ... Read more
Christopher Donnan's Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend, explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact. Naymlap is said to have built his palace at a place that many now consider to be the archaeological sites of Chotuna and Chornancap. In an effort to test the validity of the Naymlap legend, Donnan directed extensive archaeological excavations at Chotuna and Chornancap--completing plans of the monumental architecture, mapping and excavating most of the major ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Monograph Series
Number of Pages
280
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781931745888
SKU
V9781931745888
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About Christopher B. Donnan
Christopher B. Donnan is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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