What was a Cahuachi used for?
The site, which was used for harvest festivals, ancestor worship, and burials, is dominated by a series of huge ceremonial mounds and plazas.
Where is Cahuachi located?
Cahuachi is a large ceremonial complex built by the Nazca, located in the basin of the Rio Grande in the Central Andes of Peru. The Nazca emerged as a distinct archaeological culture around 100 BC from the preceding Paracas culture, having settled in the valley of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage, and the Ica Valley.
Why did the Nazca make pottery?
The Nazca believed in powerful nature spirits who were thought to control most aspects of life. The Nazca visualized these nature spirits in the form of mythical beings, creatures having a combination of human and animal/bird/fish characteristics, and painted them onto their pottery.
What are some theories about the Nazca Lines?
More recent research suggested that the Nazca Lines’ purpose was related to water, a valuable commodity in the arid lands of the Peruvian coastal plain. The geoglyphs weren’t used as an irrigation system or a guide to find water, but rather as part of a ritual to the gods—an effort to bring much-needed rain.
What did the Nazca people believe in?
Who were the people of Nazca?
The Nazca civilization flourished on the southern coast of Peru between 200 BCE and 600 CE. They settled in the Nazca and other surrounding valleys with their principal religious and urban sites being Cahuachi and Ventilla, respectively.
What did the Nazca people eat?
Thanks to the puquois, the Nazca were able to grow a number of crops in the region. Staple foods included maize (corn), beans, and squash. They also consumed fish, peanuts, sweet potato, and cassava. Their non-consumable crops included gourds, the coca plant, and cotton, which was used for textiles.
When did the Nazca culture originate?
The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley.
¿Cómo se construyen las pirámides de Cahuachi?
Las pirámides de Cahuachi se construyeron unas al lado de las otras apoyadas contra pequeñas colinas siguiendo el borde del valle y el desierto. En total las construcciones están diseminadas dentro de un área que alcanza los 24 km2.
¿Qué es la ciudad de Cahuachi?
La ciudad de Cahuachi esta a 28 km del rio Nazca y se encuentra cerca de la ciudad de Nazca. Contaba con pocos habitantes que Vivían de la agricultura, Cahuachi era un centro de peregrinación donde se realizaban ceremonias importantes en determinadas fechas.
¿Quién es el arqueólogo más antiguo de Cahuachi?
Las menciones más antiguas sobre este sitio arqueológico provienen de los trabajos pioneros del arqueólogo Alfred Louis Kroeber quien estuvo en Cahuachi en 1926 y de Wlliam Ducan Strong que la estudió entre 1952 y 1953. Son destacados los estudios de Hélaine Silverman entre 1984 y 1985.