Another group of unique
lines and geometrical geoglyphs can be found at Cahuachi. The Cahuachi Lines include trapezoids, long lines, and
"bent coat hanger" design.
As it might have been -
A visualization of what Cahuachi looked
like per Antonini
A 3D model of Cahuachi
Another visualization of Cahuachi
showing the pyramids and temple
complexes.
Cahuachi is a major ceremonial
center of the Nasca civilization in Peru, occupied
from between AD 1-500. The site is located near the
Nazca lines, and evidence clearly connects Cahuachi
with the construction of the lines.
Cahuachi is an enormous site, including some 370
acres in area, dominated by a central pyramid and
plaza. It was a major center of the Nasca during the
early period (before about AD450), and was the
central residence and seat of power. After then,
Nasca society diversified, but Cahuachi remained an
important site, for rituals and burials. At least
5000 tombs have been identified, many of them have
been looted. The site has been intensively studied
by a team led by Italian archaeologist Giuseppe
Orefici.
On the ceramic pot above you see two
trophy heads in the hand of the
warrior
Skulls Found At Cahuachi Similar To
Deformations Performed By The Maya - strangely, this
practice appears up and down the
Americas.
The
extraordinary deformation of these
skulls required years to painful
constraints to mold them as they
grew - yet the bigger question is:
why? Was it just esthetic? or
was it mimicry?
It
remains a mystery what the purpose
and origin of these log pilings was.
They do not appears to have been a
fence or other enclose, nor support
beams for a structure of some kind.
It is possible that they are a solar
or lunar calendar similar to that at
Chankillo - but more research will
be required.
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