Irrigation and Society in the Peruvian Desert

Irrigation and Society in the Peruvian Desert
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 0739106414
ISBN-13 : 9780739106419
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Book Synopsis Irrigation and Society in the Peruvian Desert by : Katharina Jeanne Schreiber

Download or read book Irrigation and Society in the Peruvian Desert written by Katharina Jeanne Schreiber and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrigation and Society: The Puquios of Nasca looks at the legendary puquios of Nasca, the underground aqueduct system built by Incans which is arguably responsible for this desert region's strange abundance of water. Authors Katharina Schreiber and Josuz Lancho explore the puqios, their probable means of construction and their function in ancient society to address the larger issue of the role of large scale irrigation in the emergence of soci-political complexity.


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