Killke culture
The Killke culture inhabited the area around present-day Cusco in Peru from around 900 to 1200 AD, before the arrival of the Inca in the 13th century.
The heyday of the Killke culture was during the late interim period when they built the great fortification " Sacsayhuamán ". This fortress was later used by the Incas after they invaded the region.
In 2007, excavations uncovered a temple on the edge of the fortress, suggesting that the facility was used for both military and religious purposes.
New excavations began in 2007 and continued through 2012. On March 13, 2008, archaeologists discovered the ruins of another ancient temple, roads, and irrigation systems . Parts of the temple were destroyed by dynamite blasting, which can be traced back to the use of the mountain as a quarry in the early 20th century.
Killke ceramics were first described by John Howland Rowe , although he incorrectly referred to them as "early Inca". The vessels are mostly spherical with vertical handles and simple decoration, which is dominated by geometric lines in black and black and red under a white polish.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/mar/14/archaeology.conservation
- ↑ John Howland Rowe: An Introduction to the Archeology of Cusco, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archeology and Ethnology, Harvard University 27 (2); John Howland Rowe: Inca Culture, BAE 21: 200