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Books by Christopher Donnan
  | | Moche Fineline Painting from San José de Moro (Cotsen Monograph) by Donna Mcclelland, Christopher B. Donnan, Donald Mcclelland Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2007 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-38-3, ISBN: 1-931745-38-2 "Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activities on intricately painted ceramic vessels, several thousand of which are scattered in museums and private collections throughout the world today. Unfortunately, nearly all were looted by grave robbers so their origin and context are unknown. In recent years, ..." |
 | | Chotuna and Chornancap Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend (Monograph Series) by Christopher B. Donnan Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2012 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-89-5, ISBN: 1-931745-89-7 "Christopher Donnan's Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend, explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact. Naymlap is said to have built his palace at a place that many now consider to be the archaeological sites of Chotuna and Chornancap. In ..." |
 | | The Pacatnamu Papers, Volume 1(1st Edition) (English and Spanish Edition) by Guillermo A. Cock, Christopher B. Donnan Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1986 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-14-3, ISBN: 0-930741-14-5 "This volume presents the results of the first three years (1983-1985) of a five-year excavation at Pacatnamu, Peru, combining archaeological excavation with physical anthropology, botany, zoology, textile analysis, ethnography, and ethnohistory. Focuses on the period of Lambayeque occupation. Bilingual in English and Spanish." |
 | | Moche Tombs at Dos Cabezas (Cotsen Monograph) by Christopher B. Donnan Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2007 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-51-2, ISBN: 1-931745-51-X "Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activities in beautifully modeled and painted ceramic vessels, remarkable objects of gold, silver, and copper, sumptuous textiles, and carved and inlaid bone, wood, and stone. Tens of thousands of these objects can be seen today in museums and priv ..." |
 | | Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru(1st Edition) (Joe R. and Teresa Lozana Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture (Hardcover)) by Christopher B. Donnan Hardcover, 202 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-71622-3, ISBN: 0-292-71622-2 "Of all the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas, only one perfected true portraiture of living people and produced it in quantity-the Moche who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Using the medium of three-dimensional ceramic vessels that could have contained liquid, Moche artisans typically formed the heads of the individuals they wished to portray, though sometimes they presented fu ..." |
 | | Ancient Burial Patterns of the Moche Valley, Peru by Christopher B. Donnan, Carol J. Mackey Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-72924-7, ISBN: 0-292-72924-3 " Archaeologists working in the Moche Valley of Peru have uncovered a number of tombs representing various cultures that flourished there prior to European contact. This book provides a full description of 103 such burials, spanning a period of more than 3,500 years. Each burial is documented with an accurate illustration of every artifact found, as well as details on the location, matrix, and construction of the graves, the individuals ..." |
 | | Chotuna and Chornancap Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend (Monographs) by Christopher B. Donnan Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2012 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-88-8, ISBN: 1-931745-88-9 "Christopher Donnan's Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend, explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact. Naymlap is said to have built his palace at a place that many now consider to be the archaeological sites of Chotuna and Chornancap. In ..." |
 | | Moche Fineline Painting from San José de Moro (Cotsen Monograph) by Donna Mcclelland, Christopher B. Donnan, Donald Mcclelland Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2007 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-39-0, ISBN: 1-931745-39-0 "Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activities on intricately painted ceramic vessels, several thousand of which are scattered in museums and private collections throughout the world today. Unfortunately, nearly all were looted by grave robbers so their origin and context are unknown. In recent years, ..." |
 | | Tumbas Reales De Sipan / Royal Tombs of Sipan (Spanish Edition) by Walter Alva, Christopher B. Donnan Paperback, 230 Pages, Published 1995 by Univ Of California Museum Of ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-32-7, ISBN: 0-930741-32-3 "This text describes the excavation of three royal tombs of the Moche, a civilisation that flourished on the north coast of Peru between AD 100 and 800. The tombs, which contained extraordinary gold and silver jewellery and ceremonial attire, are the richest ever excavated in the Western Hemisphere. The accounts of the tombs and methods of excavation detailed should be useful for scholars, but the authors have made the non-specialist rea ..." |
 | | Royal Tombs of Sipan(2nd Edition) by Walter Alva, Christopher B. Donnan Paperback, 229 Pages, Published 1994 by Fowler Museum Of Cultural History ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-30-3, ISBN: 0-930741-30-7 "Originally a catalogue to accompany an exhibition of the finds from the excavation of the three royal Moche tombs. The rich finds which were recovered are well illustrated here." |
 | | Royal Tombs of Sipan = Tumbas Reales de Sipan by Walter Alva, Christopher B. Donnan, University Of California Hardcover, 228 Pages, Published 1993 by Univ Of California Museum Of ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-29-7, ISBN: 0-930741-29-3 "This fascinating and very accessible book describes the excavation of three royal tombs of the Moche, a civilization that flourished on the north coast of Peru between A.D. 100 and 800. The tombs, which contained extraordinary gold and silver jewelry and ceremonial attire, are the richest ever excavated archaeologically in the Western Hemisphere. The detailed accounts of the tombs and methods of excavation will be useful for scholars, b ..." |
 | | The Pacatnamu Papers, Volume 2 The Moche Occupation (English and Spanish Edition) by Christopher B. Donnan, Guillermo A. Cock, University Of California Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 1997 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-57-0, ISBN: 0-930741-57-9 "This volume includes the results of a five-year excavation (1983-1987) at Pacatnamu, Peru, combining archaeological excavation with physical anthropology, botany, zoology, textile analysis, ethnography, and ethnohistory. Focuses on the period of Moche occupation. Bilingual in English and Spanish." |
 | | The Pacatnamu Papers, Volume 2(1st Edition) The Moche Occupation (English and Spanish Edition) by Christopher B. Donnan, Guillermo A. Cock Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 1997 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-56-3, ISBN: 0-930741-56-0 "This volume includes the results of a five-year excavation (1983-1987) at Pacatnamu, Peru, combining archaeological excavation with physical anthropology, botany, zoology, textile analysis, ethnography, and ethnohistory. Focuses on the period of Moche occupation. Bilingual in English and Spanish." |
 | | The Pacatnamu Papers, Volume 1(1st Edition) (English and Spanish Edition) by Christopher B. Donnan, Guillermo A. Cock Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1986 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-11-2, ISBN: 0-930741-11-0 "This volume presents the results of the first three years (1983-1985) of a five-year excavation at Pacatnamu, Peru, combining archaeological excavation with physical anthropology, botany, zoology, textile analysis, ethnography, and ethnohistory. Focuses on the period of Lambayeque occupation. Bilingual in English and Spanish." |
 | | La Mina A Royal Moche Tomb (Hardcover) by Christopher B. Donnan Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 2022 by University Of New Mexico Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-6349-7, ISBN: 0-8263-6349-0 "... Antonio Aimi , Walter Alva Alva , and Emilia Perassi . Fondo Italo Peruano , Firenze - Italia . Alva , Walter , and Christopher B. Donnan 1993 Royal Tombs of Sipán . Fowler Museum of Cultural History , University of California Los ..." |
 | | Moche Fineline Painting(1st Edition) Its Evolution and Its Artists by Christopher B. Donnan, Donna Mcclelland Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1999 by University Of California Los Angeles, Fowler ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-79-2, ISBN: 0-930741-79-X "The Moche culture, which flourished on the north coast of Peru between 100 and 800 B.C.E., has been known to art historians and archaeologists for over a century. Only recently, however, with the discovery of the fabulous Royal Tombs of Sip·n, have the Moche become as well known to the public as the Inca, who appeared several centuries later. This book traces the fineline painting tradition from the beginning to the end of the Moche cul ..." |
 | | Ceramics of Ancient Peru by Christopher B. Donnan Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1993 by Univ Of California Museum Of ISBN-13: 978-0-930741-21-1, ISBN: 0-930741-21-8 "This publication was developed in conjunction with an exhibition of ancient Peruvian ceramics in the Fowler Museum of Cultural History. ... I used his book Ancient Peruvian Ceramics: The Nathan Cummings Collection in my class on the ancient civilizations of Andean South America. ... This volume, which is intended as a basic guide to ancient Peruvian ceramics, also serves as the catalogue for the first ..." |
 | | Tombs for the Living(Reprint) Andean Mortuary Practices (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia) by Tom D. Dillehay, Frank Salomon, Joseph W. Bastien, James A. Brown, Patricia J. Lyon, Jane E. Buikstra, Patrick H. Carmichael, Christopher B. Donnan, Mario A. Rivera, John Howland Rowe, James A. Buikstra, Contributor-J Paperback, 434 Pages, Published 2011 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-374-6, ISBN: 0-88402-374-5 "In the Andes, a long history of research on burial records and burial contexts exists for the purpose of reconstructing cultural affiliation, chronology, socioeconomic status, grave content, and human body treatment. Less attention is paid to the larger question of how mortuary practices functioned in different cultures. Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices (originally released in 1995) examines this broader issue by looking ..." |
 | | New Perspectives on Moche Political Organization (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia) by Jeffrey Quilter, Contributor-Brian Billman, Elizabeth P. Benson, Contributor-Steve Bourget, Contributor-Claude Chapdelaine, Contributor-Izumi Shimada, Jean-Francois Millaire, Christopher B. Donnan, Regulo Franco Jordan, William L. Fash, Luis Jaime Castillo, Contributor-Re Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2010 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-362-3, ISBN: 0-88402-362-1 " This volume brings together essays on the nature of political organization of the Moche, a complex pre-Inca society that existed on the north coast of Peru from c. 100 to 800 CE. Since the discovery of the royal tombs of Sipán in 1987, the Moche have become one of the best-known pre-Hispanic cultures of the Americas and the focus of a number of archaeological projects. But the nature of Moche political organization is still debated. S ..." |
 | | Moche Tombs at Dos Cabezas (Cotsen Monograph) by Christopher B. Donnan Hardcover, 254 Pages, Published 2007 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-52-9, ISBN: 1-931745-52-8 "Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru between approximately AD 100 and 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activities in beautifully modeled and painted ceramic vessels, remarkable objects of gold, silver, and copper, sumptuous textiles, and carved and inlaid bone, wood, and stone. Tens of thousands of these objects can be seen today in museums and priv ..." |
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