Posted on 10/21/2008 2:43:14 PM PDT by BGHater
They have confirmed the discovery of two 3,000-year-old temples in the Collud-Zarpan complex, some 500 miles north of the capital Lima.
The two structures formed part of a large ceremonial area that belonged to the Cupisnique culture, according to Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva.
He saids: "We have here a monumental staircase of 25m in width. The rest is a polychromatic relief with images of the spider god, and we also have a part behind of what would be a temple that extended at least 500m south."
The archaeologist said the discovery ranks as one of Peru's most important religious finds and could reveal important information about the influence of Cupisnique culture.
The news comes as government officials considering giving some £350,000 worth of funding to reopen excavation at the site, which closed down last year due to lack of money.
It looks like they have been excavating it for a while.
Peru, spider god ping.
Very cool!
Cupisnique stirrup-spout vessel
Stirrup-spout vessel
That was a good module!
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Thanks BGHater. More than a "mite" interesting. |
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Thanks!
TXnMA
Thanx for pic.Outstanding workmanship.Imagine a collector or museum would shell out lotsa $$$ for that.
lol I’m one too! I was such a pathetic geek back in the day...
Yeah the old school AD&D modules are the best, I enjoy collecting them and believe they will become quite valuable in another 40 years or so.
My dad used to say that I would have had straight A’s, if I studied as hard as I did on AD&D stuff.
Yeah too bad teachers rarely know how to make learning fun and interesting anymore.
Back in the early 1970’s I had a bong that looked like that.
Oh heck. I thought you were going to say they found Obama’s birth certificate.
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