Machu Picchu
Subtitle: unveiling the mystery of the Incas
By: edited by Richard L. Burger and Lucy C. Salazar.
Contributors: Burger, Richard L.; Salazar, Lucy C.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Bingham, Hiram, -- 1875-1956 -- Archaeological collections; Peabody Museum of Natural History -- Archaeological collections; Incas -- Antiquities; Machu Picchu Site (Peru); Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu (Peru); Peru -- Antiquities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / -- Richard L. Burger, -- Lucy C. Salazar -- The; title: discovery of Machu Picchu -- Hiram Bingham III; title: Machu Picchu : mysterious royal estate in the cloud forest -- Lucy C. Salazar -- The; title: nature of Inca royal estates -- Susan A. Niles; title: Recent archaeological investigations at Machu Picchu -- Alfredo Valencia Zegarra; title: Scientific insights into daily life at Machu Picchu -- Richard L. Burger; title: Contemporary significance of Machu Picchu-- Jorge A. Flores Ochoa.