3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru

Phys.Org ^ | Jun 09, 2015 | Staff

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Researchers in Peru have discovered a trio of statuettes they believe were created by the ancient Caral civilization some 3,800 years ago, the culture ministry said Tuesday.

The mud statuettes were found inside a reed basket in a building at the ancient city of Vichama in northern Peru, which is today an important archaeological site.

The ministry said they were probably used in religious rituals performed before breaking ground on a new building.

Two of the figures, a naked man and woman painted in white, black and red, are believed to represent political authorities. The third, a women with 28 fingers and red dots on her white face, is believed to represent a priestess.

The research team, led by archaeologist Ruth Shady, also unearthed two mud figurines of women's faces wrapped in cloth and covered with yellow, blue and orange feathers.

The Caral civilization emerged some 5,000 years ago and lived in Peru's Supe Valley, leaving behind impressive architecture including pyramids and sunken amphitheaters.

A photo released on June 9, 2015 by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture shows a mud figurine of a face in Lima

[equaviator]

Local climate maybe.

[marsh2]

Their headdresses/hair looks similar to Egyptian statues and sarcophagus

[equaviator]

They don’t look like extraterrestrials to me.

[blam]

"I wonder if Han Chinese people made it across the pacific earlier than thought..."

Of course, they did.

Did Ancient China Influence Olmec Mexico?

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Glowbull warming strikes again!.........

[Mollypitcher1]

Thanks for the post. Very interesting!

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He is familiar with it?........

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Dolezal?.......

[Sherman Logan]

Probly not. Civilization in Peru started on the coast, which is and always, at least since people have been around, has been extreme desert.

It was probably based on the incredibly rich sea just off the coast, eventually augmented with irrigated agriculture.

[wildbill]

28 fingers and red dots on the face makes no sense unless it is a representation of the Gods from the sky, eg. Ancient Aliens.

Wait til Giorgio Tsoukalos hears about this.

[SunkenCiv]

The 28 represents the number of days in the month, but not on this planet. ;’)

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..........or the woman’s period........................

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It was probably a race of Polydactyl People who were exiled from their original homelands in Asia, for being Trans-fingered..........

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The ministry said they were probably used in religious rituals performed before breaking ground on a new building.

I think they were children's dolls...........................Occam's Razor..............

[Mollypitcher1]

A couple look like Puberty Dolls, similar to our Southwest Indians’ corn dolls.

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I get a laff when I see these educated types theorize such things possible uses. They never think of the obvious, that they just might be toys.......................