{"product_id":"caravan-trails-of-tamentica-persis-b-clarkson-9781647692537","title":"Caravan Trails of Tamentica: An Archaeoethnography of Geoglyphs in Northern Chile","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn anthropological and narrative exploration of ancient llama caravans and their associated geoglyphs in the Chilean Atacama Desert\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaravan Trails of Tamentica\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid exploration of ancient Andean llama caravans and their associated geoglyphs--ground drawings--in the Chilean Atacama Desert. In retracing the paths of caravans and documenting the evidence that remains of their journeys, Persis B. Clarkson sheds new light on the possible social, astronomical, and ritual roles of these magnificent drawings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Focusing on one segment of caravan trails from the Tamentica Oasis in the Guatacondo Quebrada to the Cerros Maní to the south, Clarkson intertwines insights on the environmental, cultural, and archaeological landscapes with narratives of her methods and personal experiences of archaeological fieldwork in the Atacama Desert. Modern and historic accounts of and by Andean caravanners lend depth and significance, while dozens of aerial photographs capture the breadth and scope of the thousands of geoglyphs in this fascinating region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Persis B. Clarkson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647692539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647692537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Persis B. Clarkson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46974789026047,"sku":"9781647692537","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80fa4c35-96f7-4803-81e8-fdc839b12e3c.jpg?v=1750876049","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caravan-trails-of-tamentica-persis-b-clarkson-9781647692537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}