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South American Archaeology - An Introduction To The Archaeology Of The South American Continent With Special Reference To Early History Of Peru (1912) (Paperback)
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South American Archaeology - An Introduction To The Archaeology Of The South American Continent With Special Reference To Early History Of Peru (1912) (Paperback)
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CHAPTER VIII?PERU: THE SEQUENCE OF CULTURES HAVING sketched
theancienthistoryof Peruasfar as we know it, and given a few
details regarding the beliefs and general culture of the people, it
is now time to deal with the question how far the archaeology of
the country can explain, or be explained by, the foregoing
chapters. Whatever view may be taken of the value of the writings
of Montesinos it is evident that the short list of Inca, concerning
which most of the chroniclers are in agreement, does not take us
back to the earliest form of culture of which remains are found in
the country. Apart from the fact that we find in Inca records
stories of the discovery of mighty ruins, the evolution of the
several varieties of the llama species, twoof which have never been
found in a wild state, requires a longer period than that covered
by the list; while the evolution of the cultivated varieties of
maize and potato can only be explained by long centuries of
agricultural activity. We have seen that a certain locality called
Tiahuanaco, situated at the extreme south of lake Titicaca, is
closely associated with the creation- myths current among the Inca
and Colla. Here it was that Uiracocha, coming from the south, made
mankind and the heavenly bodies, and here are found the ruins which
most excited the astonishment of the later Inca conquerors. These
ruins, of which a careful survey was made by StQbel and Uhle, and
which have been further unveiled by Courty of the Crequi-Montfort
expedition, stand in a desolate plain thirteen thousand feet above
the level of the sea. The most noticeable feature is alarge mound,
resembling a ruined step-pyramid, concerning the origin of which
there has been much dispute. Some have held that it is natural, but
the recent discovery of a series of walls, appare...
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