The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes 9780792259121, 0792259122

Empires of the Dead: Inca Mummies and the Peruvian Ancestors of American Anthropology 9780197542576, 9780197542552, 9780197542583

When the Smithsonian's Hall of Physical Anthropology opened in 1965 it featured 160 Andean skulls affixed to a wall

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Indigeneity and the Sacred: Indigenous Revival and the Conservation of Sacred Natural Sites in the Americas 9781785333972

This book presents current research in the political ecology of indigenous revival and its role in nature conservation i

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Devil in the Mountain: A Search for the Origin of the Andes 9781400881345

How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers

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Mountain Ice and Water Investigations of the Hydrologic Cycle in Alpine Environments [1st Edition] 9780444637888, 9780444637871

Mountain Ice and Water: Investigations of the Hydrologic Cycle in Alpine Environments is a new volume of papers reviewed

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Thor Heyerdahl - The White Gods: Caucasian Elements in Pre-Inca Peru

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The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai 9780226495064

There are many holy cities in India, but Mumbai is not usually considered one of them. More popular images of the city c

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The Sacred Landscape of the Inca: The Cusco Ceque System 9780292759541

The ceque system of Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca empire, was perhaps the most complex indigenous ritual system

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Visiting Sacred Sites Can Transform Your Life

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Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home 9780307347022, 2005021629, 0307347028

In the first hours there was nothing, no fear or sadness, just a black and perfect silence. Nando Parrado was unconscio

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Sacred Sites and Sacred Stories Across Cultures: Transmission of Oral Tradition, Myth, and Religiosity 9783030565213, 9783030565220

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