Overview
- This is the first book in English to address heritage management in the Moche region and Peru
- Offers a new perspective on the development of modern communities settled beside archaeological sites
- Evaluates issues about the preservation, social role and management of archaeological sites in the Trujillo area
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Archaeology (BRIEFSARCHAE)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management (BRIEFSARCHHERIT)
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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.
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Book Title: Archaeological Heritage in a Modern Urban Landscape
Book Subtitle: The Ancient Moche in Trujillo, Peru
Authors: Jorge Gamboa
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Archaeology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15470-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15469-5Published: 25 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15470-1Published: 06 March 2015
Series ISSN: 1861-6623
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4910
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 96
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Management