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<< Our Photo Pages >> Los Quilmes - Ancient Village or Settlement in Argentina

Submitted by davidmorgan on Sunday, 01 January 2017  Page Views: 1151

Multi-periodSite Name: Los Quilmes
Country: Argentina
NOTE: This site is 86.039 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: San Miguel de Tucumán  Nearest Village: Colalao del Valle
Latitude: 26.46477S  Longitude: 66.037083W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Los Quilmes
Los Quilmes submitted by DrewParsons : View from the site remains towards the mountains across the valley. Photographed in May 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Tucumán Province, Argentina

The largest pre-Colombian site in Argentina belonging to the Quilmes culture, dating from around 850 CE.
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Los Quilmes
Los Quilmes submitted by DrewParsons : Unusual holes in one of the rocks towards the top of the site. I could not find anything in the museum to explain them. Photographed in May 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Los Quilmes
Los Quilmes submitted by DrewParsons : The reconstructed walls of the site. Photographed in May 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Los Quilmes
Los Quilmes submitted by DrewParsons : Towards the summit of the site where a defensive area was constricted. Photographed in May 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Los Quilmes
Los Quilmes submitted by DrewParsons : Examples of mortar and pestles of differing eras and styles. Photographed at the site in May 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Los Quilmes
Los Quilmes submitted by DrewParsons : Funerary jar image with description of aspects (in Spanish). Photographed at the excellent museum at the foot of the site. May 2019

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