Posted on 07/11/2008 6:38:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Locals stumbled upon the remains while clearing the ground to build a new market in the picturesque town of Copacabana, a tourist hotspot on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
Many of the unearthed tombs, textiles, clay pots and jewelry belonged to the well-documented Tiwanaku and Inca cultures that populated the area hundreds of years ago.
But some relics go back as far as 3,000 years, when a little-known religious tradition called Yayamama is thought to have flourished in the Andes...
The sculptures, which also feature two-headed snakes and geometric shapes, are still revered by local indigenous groups.
The Yayamama built a series of small temples by the lake, each two hours by foot from the other, Chavez told Reuters...
Locals are determined to finish the construction of the market they started in June, and Chavez said he feels rushed.
(Excerpt) Read more at canada.com ...
A piece of ceramic from the Tiawanacu culture is part of an archeological find in downtown Copacabana. Archeologists have begun digging at an ancient ceremonial site in eastern Bolivia to piece together the rites and daily life of cultures dating as far back as 3,000 years. [David Mercado, Reuters]
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ancient ruins aren’t news. Ancient things that aren’t ruined are.
Not Obamama? The artifacts are stunning.
As are new things that are ruined, now that I think about it.
Yayamama? What are they trying to say? Yoyomama?
Yup.
They're called, "The Entire Freaking Country."
:’D
Okay, but what about the stuff that’s less than a century old, but antedates WWII? ;’)
Yayamama...? Damn, the jokes almost write themselves...
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Archaeologists work at the site named “Cundisa” in downtown Copacabana, on the shores of lake Titicaca near the border with Peru, July 4, 2008
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Thanks!
you’re the expert.
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