The west gate of the Inca fortress of Quitoloma. Archaeologists are working on excavating and conserving it. CREDIT: Photo courtesy Chad Gifford/Pambamarca Archaeological Project
Posted on 06/03/2011 7:53:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Incan fortresses built some 500 years ago have been discovered along an extinct volcano in northern Ecuador, revealing evidence of a war fought by the Inca just before the Spanish conquistadors arrived in the Andes.
"We're seeing evidence for a pre-Columbian frontier, or borderline, that we think existed between Inca fortresses and Ecuadorian people's fortresses," project director Samuel Connell, of Foothill College in California, told LiveScience.
The team has identified what they think are 20 fortresses built by the Inca and two forts that were built by a people from Ecuador known as the Cayambe. The volcano is called Pambamarca...
The discoveries suggest that there is a ring of truth to stories that Spanish chroniclers told when they penetrated into South America during the 16th and 17th centuries.
According to these stories, Incan ruler Huayna Capac sought to conquer the Cayambe. Using a "very powerful army," he was hoping for a quick victory but ended up getting entangled in a 17-year struggle...
The newly discovered Inca fortresses are built out of stone, contain platforms called ushnus, and are located on ridges about 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) above the ground.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
The west gate of the Inca fortress of Quitoloma. Archaeologists are working on excavating and conserving it. CREDIT: Photo courtesy Chad Gifford/Pambamarca Archaeological Project
No, no, no. Haven't these guys seen any Hollywood movies? The indigenous peoples of America were peaceful, honorable, stewards of the land. Wars didn't start in the Western Hemisphere until the Spanish came with their guns.
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For some reason I’m thinking of Rocky ‘n’ Bullwinkle.
Inca Da Inca-Doo
What is that haunting refrain that you hear in the air?
Here and there, ev’ry where
It’s just a beautiful strain that keeps taunting my brain constantly
It’s my melody; it’s my symphony.
Inca—Da inca-Doo, A da inca dee, A da inca doo
Oh, what a tune for croon-ing
Inca—Da inca-Doo, A da inca dee, A da inca doo,
It’s got the whole world spooning
Cayambe bells up in Ecuador are ringing
They’ve made their own Paradise land
Singing
Inca—Da inca-Doo, A da inca dee, A da inca doo
Simply means Inca—Da inca-Doo, A da inca dee, A da inca doo
Thanks to Jimmy Durante
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Well, that makes it all much less interesting. I thought he was talking about cloud cities. ;-')
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