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Focuses on La Mina, an extraordinarily rich tomb that was looted on the north coast of Peru in 1987. The ceramic and metal objects it contained were among the most extraordinary ever produced in the Andean area, and it had the most colourfully decorated pre-Columbian burial chamber ever found in the Americas.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. Introduction
  • Chapter Two. Inventory of the Metal Objects
  • Chapter Three. Excavating the Looted Tomb
  • Chapter Four. Additional Ceramics from the Looted Tomb
  • Chapter Five. Conversations with the Looter
  • Chapter Six. Lingering Questions
  • Chapter Seven. Dos Cabezas
  • Chapter Eight. El Brujo
  • Chapter Nine. Observations and Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References Cited
  • Illustration Sources

La Mina A Royal Moche Tomb

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      Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
      Publication Date: 01/08/2022
      ISBN13: 9780826363497, 978-0826363497
      ISBN10: 0826363490

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focuses on La Mina, an extraordinarily rich tomb that was looted on the north coast of Peru in 1987. The ceramic and metal objects it contained were among the most extraordinary ever produced in the Andean area, and it had the most colourfully decorated pre-Columbian burial chamber ever found in the Americas.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter One. Introduction
      • Chapter Two. Inventory of the Metal Objects
      • Chapter Three. Excavating the Looted Tomb
      • Chapter Four. Additional Ceramics from the Looted Tomb
      • Chapter Five. Conversations with the Looter
      • Chapter Six. Lingering Questions
      • Chapter Seven. Dos Cabezas
      • Chapter Eight. El Brujo
      • Chapter Nine. Observations and Conclusions
      • Notes
      • References Cited
      • Illustration Sources

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