a ISBN 0-7472-21650-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number F3429

b Item number .C883 2001

a Dewey Classification 985.019

a Personal name Cotterell Maurice

a Title The lost tomb of Viracocha :

b Remainder of title unlocking the secrets of the Peruvian pyramids /

c Statement of responsibility, etc [Maurice Cotterell].

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc London :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Headline,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2001.

a Extent viii, 214 p. :

b Other physical details ill. (some col.), maps ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-207) and index.

a Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: Credits vii -- Acknowledgements viii -- Introduction 1 -- Chapter One: The Mochica 3 -- The Lost Tribes of Central America, Peru and Bolivia 3 -- The Battle Against Nature 8 -- The First Stone-Builders 11 -- The Long-Lost Pyramids of Peru 12 -- The Tomb of the Lord of Sipan 15 -- The Treasures of the Tomb 23 -- The Amazing Lid of Palenque and the Lord of Sipan 32 -- The Tomb of the Priest 41 -- The Tomb of the Old Lord of Sipan 43 -- Fertility Cult of the Andes 52 -- Chapter Two: The Incas 55 -- Children of the Sun 55 -- The Secrets of Machu Picchu 70 -- The Legends of Peru 75 -- Who Were the Lords of Sipan? 81 -- Chapter Three: The Tiahuanacos 83 -- The Secrets of Viracocha 83 -- Decoding the Stones of Tiahuanaco 93 -- The Second Level of Decoding 107 -- Chapter Four: The Sun-Kings 108 -- The Many Lives of the Feathered Snake 108 -- The Mystery of the Missing Sun-King 115 -- Chapter Five: The Mysterious Lines of Nazca 117 -- The Secrets of the Sand 117 -- The Needle and Thread 127 -- The Monkey 127 -- The Feathered Snake 128 -- Fertility 128 -- Reincarnation 132 -- The Hummingbird 132 -- The Sun 132 -- Astronomy 137 -- The Viracocha Vase of Tiahuanaco 140 -- The Riddle of the Mixed-Up Dates 146 -- Chapter Six: The Amazing Lid of Palenque Sub-Transformer 150 -- The Sun and Venus 150 -- The Bird Face 156 -- The Dog Face 156 -- The God of Ice 157 -- The Tiger Face 160 -- The Sun, Venus and the 20 Marker-Pegs 160 -- Chapter Seven: Reincarnation 163 -- The Secret of Purification 163 -- Body and Soul 165 -- The Archaeological Evidence 167 -- The Legend of the Feathered Snake and the White -- Man with a Beard 172 -- Mechanisms of Reincarnation - the Archaeological -- Evidence 175 -- The Scientific Argument 177 -- The Sacred Secret of the Sun-Kings 180 -- The Ultimate Secret of the Universe 182 -- The Dalai Lama's Dilemma 183 -- The Transmigration of Souls 187 -- Nature, the Great Redeemer 187 -- Appendix 1: How the Sun Determines Personality 190 -- Appendix 2: The Reason for Asynchronous Menstruation 194 -- Appendix 3: The Sun 197 -- Appendix 4: Reincarnation 201 -- Bibliography 204 -- Index 208.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Incas

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pyramids

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Viracocha Inca deity

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2001369580.html