Main entry:

Nickle Arts Museum.

Title & Author:

Ancient Peru unearthed : golden treasures of a lost civilization = Sicán : l'or du Pérou antique.

Publication:

Calgary, Alb. : Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, ©2006.

Description:

137 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
"Exhibition catalogue September 2006."
Texts in English and French.
Includes bibliographical references (page 118).
Unearthing ancient Peru / Colleen Sharpe. -- Les secrets du Pérou antique / Colleen Sharpe. -- The historical context of Sicán / J. Scott Raymond. -- Le contexte historique du Sicán / J. Scott Raymond. -- The cultural landscapes of the Sicán / Carlos Elera. -- Le paysage culturel du Sicán / Carlos Elera. -- Unraveling the secrets of the pre-Hispanic royal tombs of Sicán: wealth, power, memory and kinship / Izumi Shimada. -- Les secrets de la tombe de la royauté préhispanique du Sicán: richesse, puissance, souvenirs et liens de famille / Izumi Shimada.
Text in English and French.

Summary:

"This book documents the first scientific excavation of two elite Sicán tombs at Huaca Loro, conduced by Dr. Izumi Shimada."--Cover p.[4].

ISBN:

0889533067
9780889533066

Subject:

Sicán culture Exhibitions.
Indian goldwork Peru Lambayeque (Province) Exhibitions.
Culture Sicán Expositions.
Antiquities.
Indian goldwork.
Sicán culture.
Lambayeque (Peru : Province) Antiquities Exhibitions.
Peru Lambayeque (Province)

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248855
Call No.: BIB 178417
Status: Available