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La Otra Banda is an archaeological site in northern coastal Peru where a 4,000-year-old temple and theater were discovered in June 2024 by a team of archaeologists from the Field Museum in Chicago. The site is located near the hamlet of La Otra Banda, south of the town of Zaña in the Zaña district of northwestern Peru's Lambayeque region .
Archaeological sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as the Moche and Nazca. The sites vary in importance from small local sites to UNESCO World Heritage sites of global importance. [ 1 ]
Originally named Intikancha or Intiwasi, [12] it was dedicated to Inti, and is located at the former Inca capital of Cusco.The High Priest resided in the temple and offered up the ordinary sacrifices, accompanied by religious rites, with the help of other priests. [17]
The centre of the city is the Plaza de Armas, while its most notable site is the Qorikancha, once an Incan temple and now a church, an eclectic blend of Incan and Christian architectural styles.
Choquequirao is a 15th- and 16th-century settlement associated with the Inca Empire, or more correctly Tahuantinsuyo. [8] The site had two major growth stages. This could be explained if Pachacuti founded Choquequirao and his son, Tupac Inca Yupanqui, remodeled and extended it after becoming the Sapa Inca. [9]
A team of archeologists have discovered the ruins of what appears to be a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried in a sand dune of northern Peru, alongside skeletal human remains which may have ...
Sideways view of the walls of Sacsayhuamán showing the details of the stonework and the angle of the walls. Muyuq Marka Close up of stone wall. Sacsayhuamán (/ ˈ s æ k s aɪ ˌ w ʌ m ə n / SACK-sy-wuh-mən; Spanish pronunciation: [saksajwaˈman]) or Saksaywaman (from Quechua Saksay waman pukara, pronounced [ˈsaksaj ˈwaman], lit.
The idea of transformation (through flipping a stone structure, making an image out of other images, or taking hallucinogens) is intrinsic to the Chavín cosmology. [6] This theme is found in the art of many other Andean indigenous civilizations. In total, there are 10 sets of eyes, 11 mouths, and 50 snakes within the figure and staffs.