Cochineal Red
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: July 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780297645641
Subjects: American history: pre-Columbian period, BCE to c 1500; Peru
Description: "Many of the extraordinary cultures of Ancient Peru, from the lines of Nasca to the temple-cult of Chavin, buried in the mountains, and the great pyramids of the coast, have only started to give up their secrets and antiquity in just the last few years." "Hugh Thomson has been at the forefront of some of these discoveries himself, having made headlines with his work near Machu Picchu. Now he takes the reader on a journey back from the world of the Incas to the first dawn of Andean civilisation, to give an immensely personal and accessible guide to the wonders that have been revealed."--Jacket.