Inca Mummies
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Author | : Michael Martin |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780736837699 |
Describes Inca mummies found at Puruchuco and the ice mummies of the Andes, as well as what scientists have learned from them.
Author | : Johan Reinhard |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 547 |
Release | : 2006-11-21 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1426201761 |
Johan Reinhard's discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of an Inca girl made international headlines in 1995, reaching more than a billion people worldwide. One of the best-preserved mummies ever found, it was a stunning and significant time capsule, the spectacular climax to an Andean quest that yielded no fewer than ten ancient human sacrifices as well as the richest collection of Inca artifacts in archaeological history. Here is the paperback edition of his first-person account, which The Washington Post called "incredible…compelling and often astonishing" and The Wall Street Journal described as "… part adventure story, part detective story, and part memoir—an engaging look at a rarefied world." It's a riveting combination of mountaineering adventure, archaeological triumph, academic intrigue, and scientific breakthrough which has produced important results ranging from the best-preserved DNA of its age to the first complete set of an Inca noblewoman's clothing. At once a vivid personal story, a treasure trove of new insights on the lives and culture of the Inca, and a fascinating glimpse of cutting-edge research in fields as varied as biology, botany, pathology, ornithology and history, The Ice Maiden is as spellbinding and unforgettable as the long-dead but still vital young woman at its heart.
Author | : Christopher Heaney |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Anthropological museums and collections |
ISBN | : 0197542557 |
"When the Smithsonian Institution's first Hall of Physical Anthropology opened in 1965, the first thing visitors saw were 160 Andean skulls fixed to the wall like a mushroom cloud. Empires of the Dead explains that Skull Wall's origins, and this introduction establishes its scope: a history from 1532 to the present of how the collection of Inca mummies, Andean crania, and a pre-Hispanic surgery named trepanation made "ancient Peruvians" the single largest population in the Smithsonian and many other museums in Peru, the Americas, and the world. This introduction argues that the Hall of Physical Anthropology displayed these collections while hiding their foundation on Indigenous, Andean, and Peruvian cultures of healing and science. These "Peruvian ancestors" of American anthropology reveal the importance of Indigenous and Latin American science and empire to global history, and their relevance to debates over museums and Indigenous human remains today"--
Author | : Joyce Markovics |
Publisher | : Unwrapped: Marvelous Mummies |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781534180437 |
Inca mummies hold fascinating secrets. They teach us hidden facts about the past. This narrative nonfiction book examines Inca mummies and the mummification process. Look inside to uncover these ancient treasures! Each book includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and mummy map.
Author | : Colin Hynson |
Publisher | : Franklin Watts |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007-09 |
Genre | : Human sacrifice |
ISBN | : 9780531139264 |
A humorous look at the lives and deaths of Inca royalty and the practices of the Inca Empire.
Author | : Colin Hynson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Incas |
ISBN | : 9780329582067 |
Step into the shoes of an Incan king and learn about the culture and religion of the Incan people, who lived in South America.
Author | : Arthur C. Aufderheide |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 636 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780521818261 |
Author | : Colin Hynson |
Publisher | : Salariya Publishers |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Incas |
ISBN | : 9781905638468 |
You are the Sapa Inca, supreme ruler of a great empire. As the son of a god, you can never actually die, but sooner or later your body will stop working - then you will be mummified! This book features cartoon-style illustrations which encourage young readers to imagine what it was like to live in the heyday of the Inca empire.
Author | : Ryan Nagelhout |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2016-07-16 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1499419538 |
The Inca Empire was a complex, highly developed society that ruled ancient Peru for centuries. The civilization grew strong thanks to important advances in technology. This information-rich title covers the Inca’s roads and communications systems, buildings, bridges, terrace farming, and tools. Readers will also learn about important scientific innovations such as calendars, Quipu, the Incas’ understanding of astronomy, and their medicinal practices. Written with age-appropriate language and accompanied by colorful images, this title brings Inca technology to life.
Author | : Johan Reinhard |
Publisher | : National Geographic Kids |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A first-person account of the 1995 discovery of the over 500-year-old Peruvian ice mummy on Mount Ampato and a description of the subsequent retrieval and scientific study.