Kuntur Wasi
Coordinates: 7 ° 7 ′ 45.7 ″ S , 78 ° 50 ′ 42.7 ″ W.
Kuntur Wasi ( House of the Condor in Quechua ), also Kunturhuasi, is a former temple complex in the Andes of Peru . It is believed that its inhabitants had connections with the Chavín , a forerunner of the Mochica . Kunturhuasi was established from 1200 to 50 BC. Inhabited.
location
Kunturhuasi is located in northern Peru, on the upper reaches of the Jequetepeque River and thus in the Cajamarca region in the San Pablo province , near the provincial capital of the same name. The Jequetepequetal represented a natural transport route between the coastal region and the Andean highlands.
architecture
Kunturhuasi was believed to have been established between 1000 and 700 BC. Built in BC. It consists of a temple complex built on a hilltop, square platforms, a deeper bedded courtyard and other rooms. In the floor of one of the rooms, an anthropomorphic relief made of clay was embedded (height approx. 75 cm), which was originally painted with the colors vermilion, malachite , black, yellow and pink. Its face has large, square eyes and a large mouth with prominent buck teeth. Today this relief is in the museum to avoid further damage by the weather. Other parts of the complex are tiered platforms and burial sites.
Rediscovery
Kunturhuasi was rediscovered in 1945 by Julio C. Tello, and in 1989 four tombs were excavated by scientists from the University of Tokyo . The grave goods consisted of necklaces, decorative breastplates, gold crowns, earrings and plates. A total of eight tombs have already been discovered as part of the archaeological investigations.
museum
In 1994 the Kunturhuasi Museum was opened, which is run by the local population. It mainly contains the grave goods as well as information about the excavation work and a model of the temple complex.
See also
Web links
- Complejo Ceremonial Kuntur Wasi y Museo de Sitio (info page, Spanish)
- Tumbas de los señores de Sipán, Kuntur Huasi, Hallazgos de Atacama . Noticias del Museo de Oro (Messages from the Gold Museum), No. 27, 1990 (Spanish)
- Nuevas revelaciones de Kuntur Wasi . La República, July 1, 2011
- Ruinas de Kuntur Wasi demuestran desarrollo . Panorama Cajamarquino, May 23, 2011
- El centro religioso de "Kuntur Wasi" ( Memento from June 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
swell
- Mosley, Michael. The Incas and Their Ancestors . 1992: Thames and Hudson.
- By Hagen, Adriana & Craig Morris. The Cities of the Ancient Andes . 1998: Thames and Hudson.