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Posted on 10/23/2009 8:37:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The discovery of 17 wooden statues at Chan Chan are enough to change our understanding of the Chan Chan urban centre. Embedded in the walls of the later Ñain An complex, also known as Bandelier, the figures are thought to have bid farewell to the deceased leaders.
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Treasure. An ancient Peruvian mask made out of gold. [Credit: iStockphoto]
Peru. Chan Chan. The vast crumbling ruins of the imperial city of the Chimu (they taught the Inca most of what they knew about irrigation). Chan Chan is the largest adobe city in the world and covers over 28 square kilometers.
Thanks Fred Nerks. They built big. :’)
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