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Chavin de Huantar-like friezes found at Lima’s Huaca Garagay

  • 03/06/2017
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Lima Municipality archaeologists found 3,500-year-old high relief polychrome friezes —similar to those of Chavin de Huantar— at Huaca Garagay site in Lima’s San Martin de Porres district. Lead archaeologist Hector Walde explained the friezes were carved on a pilaster (column) placed at the huaca’s ceremonial courtyard. “These friezes display feline features highly similar and influenced […]