Mystic Nasca Archetypes |
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| Author:
| Perea, David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-320-25900-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Blurb
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.35 |
Book Description:
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Mystic Nasca Archetypes This is a book of aerial photographs of the Nasca lines in Peru, which are a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of archeology's greatest enigma. These archetypes are unique because of their quantity, nature, size and continuity. The photographic project presents these archetypes as artistic designs in the driest desert on earth. the exposed designs have stayed largely intact for 500 to 2000 years. This book reviews several theories regarding the enigmatic Nasca...
More DescriptionMystic Nasca Archetypes This is a book of aerial photographs of the Nasca lines in Peru, which are a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of archeology's greatest enigma. These archetypes are unique because of their quantity, nature, size and continuity. The photographic project presents these archetypes as artistic designs in the driest desert on earth. the exposed designs have stayed largely intact for 500 to 2000 years. This book reviews several theories regarding the enigmatic Nasca Lines in the region of Ica in Peru, however its major focus is to highlight the creative and artistic designs of the esoteric lines. Scientists have called it astronomical calendar, zodiac, astronomy book etc. This book wants to introduce them as mystic artistic designs in the desert. For the native Nasca people, the desert was their artistic canvas.