The Casma Valley in Peru's
Ancash Department hosts a wide range of significant
archaeological sites. These include newly
discovered geoglyphs in Pampa Colorada, the
hill top fortress of
Chankillo,
and Sechin Alto - the largest Pre-columbian site in
Peru. The Sechin Alto complex includes a half
dozen sites:
Sechin Temple,
Cerro
Sechin, Sechin Alto,
Sechin Bajo,
Taukachi-Konkan,
Pampa Rosario, and
Moxeque
The discovery of
large geoglyphs, similar to those of the Nazca
plain, carved into the arid soil was a significant
find. There are numerous geoglyphs in the
shape on animals, humans, and mythical creatures.
The are located
approximately 15 km from the town of Casma, along
the left margin of the Yautan road.
The lines were
constructed by removing the top layer of soil,
creating lines approximately 20cm wide, and as large
as 25 meters long. They are clearly visible
from nearby hill tops.
The age of these
geoglyphs and lines is presumed to be from 3,200 to
2,800 years (approximately the same period as the
Nazca culture and the nearby Sechin culture).
Of course this begs the question of a relationship
between the two cultures.
A pattern curving from the two triangles to the apex.
Shows straight line crossing from right to left.
The line
on the left appears to be only made of a
raised ridge of rocks
Unknown
design raised stone geoglyph
The "L"
Image
Quality
A note about
image quality: images of lines and
symbols taken by air or from satellite
images are adjusted to improve contrast and
visibility of the artifact (line or symbol).
The results vary from image to image.
We apologize for the quality of some of the
images, but it is due to the original source
images, and the difficulty of
photographing subject object.
A note about
image quality: images of lines and
symbols taken by air or from satellite
images are adjusted to improve contrast and
visibility of the artifact (line or symbol).
The results vary from image to image.
We apologize for the quality of some of the
images, but it is due to the original source
images, and the difficulty of
photographing subject object.
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An Archaeology Site
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