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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sillustani necropolis - Ancient Temple in Peru

Submitted by dt44 on Monday, 11 October 2010  Page Views: 7645

Multi-periodSite Name: Sillustani necropolis Alternative Name: Chullpa Lagarto
Country: Peru
NOTE: This site is 0.137 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Puno  Nearest Village: Atuncolla
Latitude: 15.721048S  Longitude: 70.158648W
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.
 5 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.
 4 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
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Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : Pucara period (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sillustani site, located in a peninsula, overlooking Lake Umayo.
This is a cemetery known for its "chullpas" burial towers built for the noble "glue," pre-Inca people.

Inca few turns are also present on the site, located to 3900 meters.

The periods covered are:
Pucara -200/+200
Tiahunaco : +200/+650
Colla (Aymara) +650/1300
Inca +1300/+1400

Moreover Inca ritual structures are also present, probably with astronomical functions.
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Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : Inca period tombs (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "Old Civilisations..." via archive.org Site in Peru (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by SolarMegalith : One of the largest chullpas in Sillustani necropolis (photo taken on July 2003). Site in Peru (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by SolarMegalith : The pre-Inca burial towers (chullpas) were built by people of Colla - similar structures can be found in Bolivia as well (photo taken on July 2003). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : There are nine Inca tombs on the site.

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : Tombs in Sillustani - Pucara period

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by MartinJEley : An Inca ceremonial circle with a number of solar alignments marked by gaps in the circle of stones.

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by durhamnature : Old photo, from "South American Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Peru

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : detail of a structure.

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : Inca rituel structures

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : Cola period This is the best preserved tomb. But it has suffered from earthquakes and looting

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by MartinJEley : A panorama of Lake Umayo from the plateau containing the "Chulpas". It shows the drama of the location and I couldn't resist sharing it.

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by MartinJEley : A symbol of a spiral visible on the remains of one of the "Chulpas".

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by MartinJEley : A symbol of a serpent just visible on the remains of one of the "Chulpas".

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by MartinJEley : A lizard symbol visible on the side of the most prominent Chulpa (burial tower).

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by durhamnature : Photo from archive.org Site in Peru

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by durhamnature

Sillustani necropolis
Sillustani necropolis submitted by durhamnature

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by durhamnature

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by durhamnature

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by Michelledubois : This photo taken by Brien Foerster, is of a Chullpa which overlooks Lake Titikaka and was more-than-likely built by the Aymara and pre-dates the Inca. Corpses in each tomb were typically placed in a fetal position along with some of their belongings, including clothing and common equipment. The construction of the chullpa varied with ethnic group: in general, those of the north Altiplano are circ...

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Sillustani necropolis submitted by dt44 : Tiahuanco period

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Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca sacrificed babies by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 23 November 2011
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Researchers at the Sillustani archaeological site in Peru say they have found the bodies of 44 children thought to have been sacrificed between 600 and 700 years ago.

They were buried in pairs in baskets placed around stone funerary towers.

Researchers said their ages ranged from newborns to three years old.

The archaeologists believe they belonged to the Kolla culture, which ruled parts of the Puno region of southern Peru between 1200 and 1450.

All the bodies had a volcanic stone placed on their chest, and were surrounded by a variety of offerings, including animals, food, dishes and pitchers, archaeologist Eduardo Arisaca said.

Researchers at the site say ceramics with paintings of scenes of war found with the bodies suggest the children were sacrificed during a period of conflict between the Kolla and a rival culture.

They said the bodies were found near a 10m-tall (32ft) circular stone tower known as Chullpa Lagarto.

The bodies of some 200 people have been unearthed near the tower at the Sillustani site some 1,300km (800 miles) south-east of the capital, Lima.
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