Chiripa culture is one of the most ancient archaeological cultures of the Andean region, the monuments of which are found on the Taraco peninsula, on the coast of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia . The name comes from the ceremonial center Chiripp , referring to this culture. According to the latest (beginning of the 21st century) archaeological research conducted on the Tarako peninsula, the Chirip culture in its development went through three phases:
- early: 1500 BC. er - 1000 BC. er
- average: 1000 BC. er - 800 BC. er
- late: 800 BC. er - 100 n. er
The main period dates back to 591-116. BC er and coincides with the era of I Tiwanaku .
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Facilities
An artificial elevation (semi-underground temple) 60 meters long and 55 meters wide was found in the ruins of Chiripa. In the lower part of this embankment there was a semi-underground sanctuary, on the walls of which preserved elements of a wooden covering. The skeleton of the sanctuary form large vertical stones located at irregular intervals. Small stones were piled up between large stones, which, connecting into blocks, formed walls. The floor is made of rammed clay.
Another part of the ruins, apparently related to a later period than the temple, is a double-walled dwelling with internal windows. According to a number of archaeologists, the piers served as something like cabinets. In the floor of these dwellings there are burials in the form of stone boxes.
Ceramics
Chirip's ceramics is rough, there are both unpainted samples and painted red or yellow on red in the form of geometric motifs, often in a checkerboard pattern. Sometimes ceramics were decorated with images of human faces or zoomorphic figures with a body in profile.
Religion
In 1973, a religious complex of 30 monoliths, created from the earliest stages of Chiripp culture, was discovered in Titanani. Chiripe's culture created images of women with hypertrophied signs of gender (perhaps a female deity testifying to matriarchy), as well as plants, animals (llamas) and fish.