Andean Insights is a fascinating description of the ancient sites visited by the authors during many fact-finding trips to South America. It comprehensively covers all the major Andean sites from the Tiahuanaco up to Buritaca in Columbia and includes such coastal sites as Pachacamac, Sechin and the world famous Nazca lines. The authors Gurth and Maria Walton share an interest in the often anomalous evidence from ancient sites indicating that earlier civilisations had knowledge of useful techniques that has since been lost. The ups and downs of travel are vividly and amusingly described, making this a valuable work of reference on all levels.
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-1-85776-746-9 (9781857767469)
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Gurth Walton was born in London and taken to live in South Africa with his family as a baby. He served three years in the South African Artillery, and on demobilization he read Economics at Queen's College, Cambridge. He was Managing Director of the family printing and packaging firm for twenty years. He was national president of the South African Red Cross for five years, and is still involved in a leading non-profit organization in Port Elizabeth. Maria was born in Nijmegen, Holland and emigrated to Australia with her parents. She taught ballet for several years in Holland and Australia, and later moved to South Africa where she met and married Gurth.
