Garagay , Garagay - archaeological site of Chavin culture . Located in the Rimac River Valley, Peru , San Martín de Porres District, in the urban area of Lima , in the zone known as “Urbanización El Pacífico”, at the crossroads of Angélica Gamarra and Universitaria.
The excavation and study of Garagay was mainly carried out by the archaeologist Roger Ravines in 1975.
Content
Status
The preservation of the monument is a problem due to the insufficient attention of the authorities, the impact of climatic conditions and individual barbarians. In recent times, a brick factory was located here, later an ancient building served as the basis for a high-voltage tower. On August 12, 1985, 850 poor families broke into the archaeological zone, who founded temporary dwellings there, which eventually turned into permanent ones. At the same time, the monument was looted. The efforts of the Peruvian Institute to evict them have failed. [one]
U-shaped temple
The monument is formed by three large structures located in the form of the letter P around a large area. "Letter P" is open towards the northeast. A similar layout of the building was characteristic of the central coast of Peru in the era of the formation period (2nd millennium BC). [2] Inside the building of the central temple is a smaller building with reliefs on clay. Relief drawings depict humans and animals. Based on these reliefs, a hypothesis has been put forward that Garagay belongs to the Chavin culture .
See also
- Chavin culture
- Sechin (Peru)
- Inca Empire
Notes
- ↑ El Comercio , "Entidades públicas apoyan a invasores."
- ↑ Williams León, Carlos, “Complejos de pirámides con planta en U”.
Literature
- Bonavia, Duccio. Perú: Hombre e Historia, de los orígenes al siglo XV , Lima: EDUBANCO, 1991, p. 197-198.
- Druc, Isabelle; Burger, Richard; Zamojska, Regina; Magny, Pierre. "Ancón and Garagay ceramic production at the time of Chavín de Huántar." En: Journal of archaeological science , 2001, N ° 28, p. 29-43: cartes, ill., Tab., Graph., Bibliogr. p. 42-43.
- El Comercio , "Entidades públicas apoyan a invasores." Lima, 30 de marzo de 1990.
- Fuentes Sadowski, José Luis, "Garagay: la sombra del monumento." En: Tukuy Rikuq: boletín informativo . Lima, 2007; Nº 4.
- Ravines, Rogger, "Garagay como arqueología experimental." En: Matos Mendieta, Ramiro (comp.), Arqueología peruana , Lima, 1979. p. 75-80.
- Ravines, Rogger, "Garagay: Un centro ceremonial del período formativo." En: Los incas y el antiguo Perú: 3000 años de historia , Colección encuentros: Serie catálogos. Barcelona: Sociedad estatal Quinto Centenario, 1991. p. 218-229: ill., Bibliogr. p. 229.
- Ravines, Rogger, "Garagay: Un center ceremoniel du formatif." En: Inca-Perú: 3000 ans d'histoire . Gent: Imschoot, uitgevers, 1990. p. 132-143. (en francés)
- Ravines, Rogger, "Garagay: Ein frühes zeremonielles Zentrum." En: Inka Peru: 3000 Jahre Indianische Hochkulturen . Tübigen: E. Wasmuth, 1992. p. 32-38: ill. (en alemán)
- Ravines, Rogger; Engelstad, Helen; Palomino, Victoria; Sandweiss, Daniel. "Materiales arqueológicos de Garagay." En: Revista del Museo Nacional , Lima, 1982, T. XLVI, p. 135-233: ill., Tab., Graph., Bibliogr. p. 230-233.
- Ravines, Rogger; Isbell, William. "Garagay: sitio ceremonial temprano en el valle de Lima." En: Revista del Museo Nacional , Lima, 1975, T. XLI, p. 253-275: ill., Tab.
- Williams León, Carlos. "Complejos de pirámides con planta en U, patrón arquitectónico de la costa central." En: Revista del Museo Nacional , Lima, 1980, T. XLIV, p. 95-110.