The lost tomb of Viracocha
Subtitle: unlocking the secrets of the Peruvian pyramids
By: [Maurice Cotterell].
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Viracocha, Inca of Peru.; Incas.; Pyramids -- Peru.; Viracocha (Inca deity); Peru -- Antiquities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Credits vii; title: Acknowledgements viii; title: Introduction 1; title: Chapter One: The Mochica 3; title: The Lost Tribes of Central America, Peru and Bolivia 3; title: The Battle Against Nature 8; title: The First Stone-Builders 11; title: The Long-Lost Pyramids of Peru 12; title: The Tomb of the Lord of Sipan 15; title: The Treasures of the Tomb 23; title: The Amazing Lid of Palenque and the Lord of Sipan 32; title: The Tomb of the Priest 41; title: The Tomb of the Old Lord of Sipan 43; title: Fertility Cult of the Andes 52; title: Chapter Two: The Incas 55; title: Children of the Sun 55; title: The Secrets of Machu Picchu 70; title: The Legends of Peru 75; title: Who Were the Lords of Sipan? 81; title: Chapter Three: The Tiahuanacos 83; title: The Secrets of Viracocha 83; title: Decoding the Stones of Tiahuanaco 93; title: The Second Level of Decoding 107; title: Chapter Four: The Sun-Kings 108; title: The Many Lives of the Feathered Snake 108; title: The Mystery of the Missing Sun-King 115; title: Chapter Five: The Mysterious Lines of Nazca 117; title: The Secrets of the Sand 117; title: The Needle and Thread 127; title: The Monkey 127; title: The Feathered Snake 128; title: Fertility 128; title: Reincarnation 132; title: The Hummingbird 132; title: The Sun 132; title: Astronomy 137; title: The Viracocha Vase of Tiahuanaco 140; title: The Riddle of the Mixed-Up Dates 146; title: Chapter Six: The Amazing Lid of Palenque Sub-Transformer 150; title: The Sun and Venus 150; title: The Bird Face 156; title: The Dog Face 156; title: The God of Ice 157; title: The Tiger Face 160; title: The Sun, Venus and the 20 Marker-Pegs 160; title: Chapter Seven: Reincarnation 163; title: The Secret of Purification 163; title: Body and Soul 165; title: The Archaeological Evidence 167; title: The Legend of the Feathered Snake and the White; title: Man with a Beard 172; title: Mechanisms of Reincarnation - the Archaeological; title: Evidence 175; title: The Scientific Argument 177; title: The Sacred Secret of the Sun-Kings 180; title: The Ultimate Secret of the Universe 182; title: The Dalai Lama's Dilemma 183; title: The Transmigration of Souls 187; title: Nature, the Great Redeemer 187; title: Appendix 1: How the Sun Determines Personality 190; title: Appendix 2: The Reason for Asynchronous Menstruation 194; title: Appendix 3: The Sun 197; title: Appendix 4: Reincarnation 201; title: Bibliography 204; title: Index 208.