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This book aims to evaluate issues about the preservation, social role, and management of archaeological sites in the Trujillo area, specifically those of the Moche culture (100-800 AD). Moche was one of the great civilizations of ancient Peru, with spectacular adobe architecture and ceremonial and residential settlements distributed along a landscape composed by riverine valleys and one of the most extensive 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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• Full title: Archaeological Heritage in a Modern Urban Landscape
• Subtitle: The Ancient Moche in Trujillo, Peru
• Author: Jorge Gamboa
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• EAN: 9783319154695
• ISBN: 3319154699
• ID: 09180093
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Weight: 1766 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. March 2015

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