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Machu Picchu: A Civil Engineering Marvel offers a groundbreaking engineering perspective on the Lost City of the Incas, exploring how ancient builders constructed a mountain-top city with running water, advanced drainage systems, food production facilities, and stone structures that have endured over 500 years. Authors Kenneth R. Wright and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra reveal the technical mysteries behind this seemingly impossible site high in the Andes, providing insights into Early Native American planning and construction methods never before presented to tourists or archaeologists. This used book in good condition from the American Society of Civil Engineers combines historical narrative with engineering analysis, making it essential reading for anyone interested in architecture, construction history, or ancient civilisations.

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Machu Picchu explores the engineering behind the Lost City's water systems, drainage infrastructure, and structural design that have survived over 500 years in harsh mountain conditions.

Authors Kenneth R. Wright and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra provide expert technical analysis of how Incas built advanced stone structures on an impossibly remote Andean mountain site.

This American Society of Civil Engineers publication combines archaeological discovery with engineering expertise to explain the construction methods and planning behind Machu Picchu.

The used book in good condition presents groundbreaking perspectives on how Early Native Americans managed food production, water distribution, and urban planning at high altitude.

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paperback
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Amazon UK
Release Date
31 July 2000
Listed Since
08 December 2006

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