The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes by Johan Reinhard - 2006-06-20

National Geographic Society. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

National Geographic Society. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Washington: National Geographic. Fine copy. 2006. 1st. softcover. 8vo, 384 pp. .

National Geographic, 2006-06-20. Paperback. Like New.

Lower front corner sl bumped. Sl crease on front cover.A first person account of excavation of three sacred sites in the Andes Ranges of Peru with the hopes of understanding the Inca practice of child sacrifice.

Washington D. C.: National Geographic. Very Good+. 2005. Softcover. 0792259122 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .

National Geographic, 2006-06-20. Paperback. New.

Paperback. Very Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

U.S.A.: National Geographic, 2005 « Johan Reinhard's discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of an Inca girl made international headlines in 1995, reaching more than a billion people worldwide. One of the best-preserved mummies ever found, it was a stunning and significant time capsule, the spectacular climax to an Andean quest that yielded no fewer than ten ancient human sacrifices as well as the richest collection of Inca artifacts in archaeological history. Here is the paperback edition of his first-person account, which The Washington Post called "incredible.compelling and often astonishing" and The Wall Street Journal described as ". part adventure story, part detective story, and part memoir an engaging look at a rarefied world." It's a riveting combination of mountaineering adventure, archaeological triumph, academic intrigue, and scientific breakthrough which has produced important results ranging from the best-preserved DNA of its age to the first complete… Read More