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From black land to fifth sun

the science of sacred sites

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Shamans, spirit mediums, mysterious cave paintings, enigmatic earthworks, and temples - the religious and spiritual lives of our forebears have always seemed inaccessible to archaeologists. Now, however, science is finally beginning to lift the veil.

Brian Fagan draws upon a wealth of scientific disciplines - from botany, zoology, and geology to neuropsychology, palynology (the study of spores and pollen), and nuclear physics - to explore this new "archaeology of the mind." Armed with new recording technologies that expose the paintings' finest detail and new radiocarbon dating methods, Fagan describes a revolution in our understanding of the world's first artists.

Fagan describes how space-age radar has revealed a network of ancient roadways linking the great pueblos of Chaco Canyon, and how the CAD-mapping of Stonehenge has sparked an intense debate about the original purpose of the site. His story culminates with a vivid depiction of the Aztec civilization of highland Mexico, where a marriage of archaeology, science, and ethnohistory is offering new interpretations of one of the world's last pre-industrial civilizations.

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Addison-Wesley
Language
English
Pages
403

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From black land to fifth sun: the science of sacred sites
1999, Perseus Books
in English
Cover of: From black land to fifth sun
From black land to fifth sun: the science of sacred sites
1998, Addison-Wesley
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-385) and index.

Published in
Reading, Mass
Series
Helix books

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
291.3/5
Library of Congress
BL250 .F34 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 403 p. :
Number of pages
403

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL695409M
Internet Archive
fromblacklandtof00faga
ISBN 10
0201959917
LCCN
97042843
OCLC/WorldCat
37792569
Library Thing
144841
Goodreads
3356086

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