BETWEEN THE LINES Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca, Peru Tapa blanda - 2000

Austin Texas: University of Texas Press, 2000. First Edition . Paperback. About Fine.

University of Texas Press, 2000. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press, 2000. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press, 2000-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Nice book with light wear.

Austin TX: University of Texas Press, 2000. Paperback. Near Fine. 1930s avaitors spotted giant ground drawings covering 400 square miles of Peru's desert floor: acre-sized tracings of hummingbirds, foxes and condors; a 100' tall man, geometric figures. The author invited scholars in various fields to investigate--this book tells their results. 257 pages, b/w illustrations.; 6 x 9

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2000. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 257 pages. A study of Archaeology's greatest conundrum, the Nasca Lines.

University of Texas Press, 2000-01-01. First Edition, stated; First Pri. Paperback. Very Good. Text and images are clean and unmarked. The illustrated wrapper shows some general handling.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2000. xiv, 257 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "The Nasca Lines are one of the world's great enigmas. Who etched the more than 1,000 animal, human, and geometric figures that cover 400 square miles of barren pampa in southern Peru? How did the makers create lifelike images of monkeys, birds, and spiders without an aerial vantage point from which to view these giant figures that stretch across thousands of square yards? Most puzzling of all, why did the ancient Nasca lay out these lines and images in the desert? These are the questions that pioneering archaeoastronomer Anthony Aveni seeks to answer in this book. Writing for a wide public audience, Aveni begins by establishing the Nasca Lines as a true wonder of the ancient world. He describes how viewers across the centuries have tried to interpret the lines and debunks the wilder theories. Then he vividly recounts his own years of exploration at Nasca in collaboration with other… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.