The use of new technologies such as robots equipped with micro cameras has made one of the most important discoveries of the last 50 years possible in the Chavín de Huántar Archaeological Monument, located in the Ancash province of Huari.
It is the discovery of three underground galleries that have been closed for three thousand years, said the Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Industries of the Ministry of Culture, Luis Felipe Villacorta.
Within these storage sites, the researchers found numerous pieces of fragmented high-quality ceramics, as well as ceremonial pututos
"It is known that some of the ceremonies that took place in the Chavín era consisted of breaking ceramics as part of the ritual, and now researchers are trying to join the pieces to better understand this finding," Felipe explained. Villacorta out.
HALLARON BODIES
The most important work in the place, however, was the discovery of the first two human funerals of this archaeological center.
"This is a young adult of about 35 years and a child under the age of 3. The hypothesis is that apparently the adult would have been sacrificed as part of the closure of the gallery," the authority added.
At funerals of more than three thousand years and because of the humidity conditions that appeared in the galleries, only the bony structures of the bodies were found. These are already being studied by the specialists of the complex.
"Apparently these places served for the preparation of the priests in the time of Chavín, they were places of retreat where they organized ceremonies of training for the sects," said the deputy minister.
IT IS VERY LITTLE KNOWN
It is known that after the fall of the Chavin culture (300 BC) new residents have come to the temple. They have adapted the spot to adapt them to accommodation. The renovation of the first buildings made it difficult to interpret the monument.
"The discovery of new galleries is very important, the later cultures have not dug under the surface, with intact spaces we hope to enter the world of Chavin," said archaeologist John Rick, director of the research program of the Ancash complex.
According to the Ministry of Culture, only 15% of the Archaeological Monument Chavín de Huántar has been known so far. The expectation is that through the use of new technologies we can continue to know the ceremonial life of this famous temple that was considered the most important pilgrimage center of the Andean world.
"Chavin was special because he was occupied by his builders and priests, we even know that when (Avelino) passed Cáceres here, during the Pacific War, he gave his officers permission to visit the Lanzón," concluded U. Stanford. ❧
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- The findings will be taken to the new Chavín Research Center and then to the new museum in the complex.
- The discovery comes after 25 years of work in collaboration with Stanford University, USA.
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