LaMina:ARoyalMocheTombfocusesonLaMina,anextraordinarilyrichtombthatwaslootedonthenorthcoastofPeruin1987.TheceramicandmetalobjectsitcontainedwereamongthemostextraordinaryeverproducedintheAndeanarea,andithadthemostcolorfullydecoratedpre-ColumbianburialchambereverfoundintheAmericas.Theartifactsarenowscatteredthroughouttheworld,nearlyallofthemheldinprivatecollections.InthisworkDonnanrevealshowhewasabletolocateanddocumentmanyofthetomb’scontentsanddeterminehowthetombwasconstructedandembellished.WithmorethantwohundredcolorimagesofthearchaeologicaltreasuresunearthedatLaMina--remarkableworksinceramicandmetalthatareamongthegreatestmasterpiecesofartfromtheancientworld--studentsandscholarswillwelcomethemysteryofhowcarefularchaeologicalsleuthingcanpiecetogethervaluableinformationtorecoverwhatseemedtobeunrecoverable.
