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Author Gamboa, Jorge, author

Title Archaeological heritage in a modern urban landscape : the Ancient Moche in Trujillo, Peru / Jorge Gamboa
Published Cham : Springer, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 96 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series SpringerBriefs in archaeology, SpringerBriefs in archaeological heritage management
SpringerBriefs in archaeology. SpringerBriefs in archaeological heritage management.
Contents Chapter 1. From Ruins to Heritage Places -- Chapter 2. The Ancient Moche of Trujillo -- Chapter 3. Urban Development and Archaeology at Trujillo -- Chapter 4. Why Preserve the Minor Sites? Identity, Heritage and Urban Life Quality
Summary Archaeological Heritage in a Modern Urban Landscape evaluates issues about the preservation, social role and management of archaeological sites in the Trujillo area, north coast of Peru, specifically those of the Moche culture (100-800 AD). Moche was one of the great civilizations of ancient Peru, with spectacular ceremonial adobe architecture and settlements distributed across a landscape formed by coastal valleys and one of the largest deserts of South America. In the last decades political and economic changes have brought rural migrations to the city of Trujillo and nearby zones, causing the emergence of extensive new communities in the margins of the metropolis. And although Trujillo's Moche heritage has become a symbol of regional identity, most local Moche sites are under siege because of urban development. This book offers a new perspective on the development of modern communities settled beside archaeological sites and contributes to improving best practices in the management of archaeological sites and preservation in an urban setting
Analysis cultuur
culture
bedrijfsvoering
management
archeologie
archaeology
cultureel erfgoed
cultural heritage
sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 11, 2015)
Subject Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Peru -- Trujillo (La Libertad)
Urban archaeology.
Cultural studies.
Archaeology.
HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
Antiquities
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration
Urban archaeology
SUBJECT Trujillo (La Libertad, Peru) -- Antiquities
Subject Peru -- Trujillo (La Libertad)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783319154701
3319154702
3319154699
9783319154695