Peru: 'sensational' Inca find for British team in Andes [ ancestor stones ]

The Observer ^ | Sunday, December 5, 2010 | Dalya Alberge

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A British team of archaeologists on expedition in the Peruvian Andes has hailed as "sensational" the discovery of some of the most sacred objects in the Inca civilisation -- three "ancestor stones", which were once believed to form a precious link between the heavens and the underworld... Dr Frank Meddens, research associate of Royal Holloway, who was also on the expedition, said they had "danced a little jig on top of the mountain" after discovering the objects that they had only read about in 16th-century Spanish documents.

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The Inca platform where the ancestor stones were found. Photograph: Observer

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[ottbmare]

Disappointing that the original article didn’t include pictures of the stones.

[SunkenCiv]

> Disappointing that the original article didn’t include pictures of the stones.

[wbarmy]

Are these the “icca” stones that show dinosaurs on some of them? That could be why they didn't put pictures. They want the sensationalism of discovering something, but they don't want anybody looking to closely at what they discovered.

[TexasRepublic]

Did the stones look like this?

[SunkenCiv]

I like the opening gambit in that one, but it’s way too gory. :’)

[Vendome]

Don’t have the gall for it? /s

[SunkenCiv]

You betray Shiva!

[JoeProBono]

Ancestor Stones Korea

[JoeProBono]

Ancestor Stones Korea

[Vendome]

Hey, no one told me she had anything to do with this.

I will sacrifice a nOOB in her honor.

Shouldn’t be to difficult, they seem to be everywhere this week.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, at least most of ‘em are blog pimps. We need some new blood around here. ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

Wow. They look like really unattractive manga characters used as pegs for a giant cribbage board.

[Vendome]

Did you see the flippin idiot promoting “Only a Pro-Choice Republican” can win?

What a way to start my day.

Wanted to reach through my screen and ....

[colorado tanker]

Those guys seem very proud of their stones.

[Vendome]

humblegunner ran most of them off and now we don’t have any mice to play with

[SunkenCiv]

Quite a set of stones.

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

[wildbill]

Proof of ancient alien astronauts as our ancestors if found at last!

I saw on the History channel today where a ‘Stargate’ entrance has been found in the Andes. According to naitive folk tales a gold disk of some kind was inserted into the solid stone and one of their priests walked through the stone and disappeared.

Wouldn’t it be a hoot if Von Danikin was right? OMIGAWD, the gnashing of PHD archeologists’ teeth will be heard in the Sirium galaxy.