Machu Picchu
Subtitle: exploring an ancient sacred center
By: Johan Reinhard.
Contributors: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA.
Edition: 4th rev. ed.
Series: World heritage and monument series -- 1
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781931745444
Subjects: Machu Picchu Site (Peru); Incas -- Religion; Inca architecture; Incas -- Antiquities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Incas and the discovery of Machu Picchu; title: Sacred geography and cosmology at Machu Picchu; title: Architecture and sacred landscape; title: Further sites in the region; title: The builders of Machu Picchu; title: Conclusions: The sacred center; title: Epilogue: Recent research in the Machu Picchu region.