03017nam a22004575i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001200153072001500165072002300180072001400203100008100217245010700298250001800405264006900423300006400492336002600556337002600582338003600608347002400644490004900668505032600717520112001043650001702163650002302180650002302203650001702226650003002243650002302273710003402296773002602330776003602356776003602392776003602428830004902464856004602513978-3-031-75336-7DE-He21320251030113315.0cr nn 008mamaa241116s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830317533677 a10.1007/978-3-031-75336-72doi 4aCC1-960 7aHD2bicssc 7aSOC0030002bisacsh 7aNK2thema1 aDavidovits, Joseph.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aAncient Geopolymers in South America and Easter Islandh[electronic resource] /cby Joseph Davidovits.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aX, 180 p. 102 illus., 80 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aSpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,x2191-53770 aChapter 1. Why did we have to wait 40 years -- Chapter 2. Why did we choose Pumapunku/Tiwanaku and not Cuzco and Sacsayhuaman -- Chapter 3. The preliminaries of the expedition and the question about the extraterrestrials -- Chapter 4. Understanding the history of Tiwanaku / Pumapunku -- Chapter 5. First day in Tiwanaku.  aThis book presents the study on Ancient Geopolymers in South America and Easter Island regions, exploring the artificial nature of the volcanic rocks used in the construction of Easter Island's statues. Contrary to the belief that the statues were carved and transported, Davidovits suggests they were made on-site using geopolymer technology. He proposes that this knowledge came from Amerindians from the Andes, specifically the Tiahuanaco region near Lake Titicaca. The book is divided into two parts: the first examines geopolymeric artificial stone technologies in the Andes, and the second establishes a connection between these technologies and Easter Island, 3,700 km away. Davidovits' research includes geological expeditions, SEM analysis, petrography, and a comprehensive review of international literature. It is intriguing to observe that in both cases, Pumapunku /Tiwanaku in the Andes and Easter Island, volcanic rocks are involved which contain biological carbon. These discoveries undeniably support the theory of geopolymeric artificial manufacturing, challenging traditional archaeological views. 0aArchaeology. 0aCultural property. 0aMaterials science.14aArchaeology.24aArchaeology and Heritage.24aMaterials Science.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303175335008iPrinted edition:z978303175337408iPrinted edition:z9783031753381 0aSpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,x2191-537740uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-75336-7