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Multi-periodSite Name: Temple of the Fox Alternative Name: Buena VistaCountry: Peru
NOTE: This site is 28.997 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Lima Nearest Village: Buena Vista
Latitude: 11.731028S Longitude: 76.968111W
Condition:
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Ancient Temple in Peru.
A series of rooms within a stone and mud plaster complex near an earthen and stone pyramid. Named for a Fox figure carved within a pictogram of a llama, the site is dated to 2200 BC by carbon dating of bundled twigs found with other items in a ceremonial offering. Astronomical alignments with solstice and equinox sunrises have been determined. There appears to be an alignment with the rising of a constellation known in Inca era (and today) in the Andes as "The Fox".
In folklore of this part of South America the fox is associated with water and planting rituals. These tales are known to have been as old as the Spanish conquest, but evidence from this temple suggests a connection to pre-ceramic cultures. The temple and the alignments were first discovered in 2004, but have received little attention in the popular press until recently. The best summary description of the evidence that this is an intentional alignment can be found in this essay at archaeoastronomy.
The un-named culture who created the temple appears to have intentionally buried buildings within additions to structures, so the rooms and decorative elements have been preserved. The temple is also notable for a 3/4 sized human figure carving represented in 3 dimensions - possibly the earliest example of this type of large, public artwork in the Americas.
Note: See comment on the evidence of what the ancient Peruvians feasted on at the Buena Vista site that includes the Temple of the Fox.
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