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Chullpa
A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high. The tombs at Sillustani are most famous. Recent research has focused on the connection between ''chullpas'' and the ritual pathways etched into the landscape around Nevado Sajama, as well as possible patterns within ''chullpa'' sites. Description Corpses in each tomb were typically placed in a fetal position along with some of their belongings, including clothing and common equipment. In virtually all cases, the only opening to the tomb faces the rising sun in the east. The construction of the ''chullpa'' varied with ethnic group: in general, those of the north Altiplano are circular and constructed with stone, while those of the south are rectangular and constructed with adobe. Some are unadorned, while others have intricate carvings. At Sillustani, many of the ''chullpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sillustani
Sillustani is a pre-Inca cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century. The structures housed the remains of complete family groups, although they were probably limited to nobility. Many of the tombs have been dynamited by grave robbers, while others were left unfinished. Chullpa Veneration of the dead and kinship were integral parts of Aymara culture, and the huge chullpas or "chupa" at Sillustani were built to house the Aymara elite of the immediate pre-Inca and Inca period. The word was used in the 19th century and comes from the ''Dictionary of Ludovico Bertonio'' (1612). Bertonio referred to the basket burials of the semi-nomadic pastoralists as "chulpas" and actually referred to stone towers as ''uta amaya'' "houses of the soul". However, the term "chullpa" remains used today fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jach'a Phasa
Jach'a Phasa (Aymara language, Aymara, ''jach'a'' big, ''phasa'' edible earth, Hispanicized spellings ''Jachapasa, Jachapaza, Jachaphasa, Jachcha Paza'') is an archaeological site in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality, about 2 km north-east of Rosario. It is situated at a height of on top of the mountain Jach'a Phasa north of the Mauri River, Mawri River. The place is covered with more than 50 ''chullpa'' and surrounded by a wall. The ''chullpa'' are constructed of stone of volcanic origin and mortar of mud and straw. Near Jach'a Phasa there are more archaeological sites, the ''chullpa'' and the walls of Taypi Phasa (at ) and the walls of Thiya Phasa ''(Tiaphasa)'' as well as Ch'iyara Chullpa situated about 3 km east of Rosario, a place with 78 ''chullpa''. References * Risto Kesseli, Martti Pärssinen, ''Identidad étnica y muerte: torres funerarias (chullpas) como símbolos de poder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markahirka
Markahirka or Marka Hirka (Quechua ''marka'' village, Ancash Quechua ''hirka'' mountain,Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006 "village mountain", Hispanicized spellings ''Marca Jirca, Marcajirca'') is an archaeological site with cave paintings and stone tombs ''(chullpa)'' on a mountain of the same name in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f .... It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, in the districts of Cajay and Masin. It is situated at a height of . Markahirka is also a good viewpoint with views into the Puchka valley (''Puchca)'' and to the towns of Huari (Wari) and Huachis (Wachis). References Archaeological sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inka Murata
Inka Murata is an archaeological site in the Altiplano of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Litoral Province, Escara Municipality, in the community of Escara. The site with the adjacent burial towers ''(chullpa A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high. The tombs at Sillustani are most famou ...)'' was declared a National Historical Monument by Law 3833 on January 23, 2008. References Archaeological sites in Bolivia Oruro Department Tombs in Bolivia {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uskallaqta
Uskallaqta (Quechua ''uska'' poor, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation),Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) other spellings ''Juscallacta, Uscallacta, Uskallacta'') is an archaeological complex with stone tombs ''(chullpa)'' and rooms in Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below: Politic ..., Chivay District, southwest of Chivay. See also * Uyu Uyu References Archaeological sites in Arequipa Region Archaeological sites in Peru Tombs in Peru {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninamarka
Ninamarca (possibly from Quechua ''nina'' fire, ''marka'' village, "fire village") is an archaeological site in Peru.Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) It is located in the Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Colquepata District, southeast of Colquepata near the village of Ninamaca. There are about 30 chullpa A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high. The tombs at Sillustani are most famou ...s of pre-Inca times situated on top of a mountain at about 3,000 m. "Sector arqueológico de Chullpas de Ninamarca" (in Spanish) References {{Archaeological ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutimpu
Cutimbo (possibly from Quechua for giant armadillo)Fabián Potosí C. et al., ''Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador: Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu, Runa Shimi - Mishu Shimi, Mishu Shimi - Runa Shimi''. Quito (DINEIB, Ecuador) 2009. (Kichwa-Spanish dictionary), p. 86. ''kutimpu: armadillo grande''. is an archaeological site with stone tombs ('' chullpa'') and cave paintings in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by the National Institute of Culture. See also * Inca Uyo * Inka Tunuwiri * Kenko, Puno * Mallkuamaya * Molloko Molloko (possibly from Aymara for round, round head and swirl)see: ''mulluq'u'' (2) and ''cabeza redonda'' is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District, about 5 km south of the town o ... References Archaeological sites in Puno Region Archaeological s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuntur Amaya
Kuntur Amaya (Aymara ''kunturi'' condor, ''amaya'' dead body, dead / beloved son / battlement / a thin person / lazy, Hispanicized spellings ''Condor Amaya, Cóndor Amaya'') is an archaeological site in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Umala Municipality, near Wayllani and Kuntur Amaya. The site was declared a National Monument on December 12, 2006. It is a place with burial towers ''(chullpa A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high. The tombs at Sillustani are most famou ...)''. References lostiempos.comSatellite photo shown in ''Los Tiempos'' Archaeological sites in Bolivia Tombs in Bolivia La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mausoleums
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum. Overview The word ''mausoleum'' (from Greek μαυσωλείον) derives from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (near modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the grave of King Mausolus, the Persian satrap of Caria, whose large tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Historically, mausolea were, and still may be, large and impressive constructions for a deceased leader or other person of importance. However, smaller mausolea soon became popular with the gentry and nobility in many countries. In the Roman Empire, these were often in necropoles or along roadsides: the via Appia Antica retains the ruins of many private mausolea for kilometres outside Rome. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tombs
A tomb ( grc-gre, τύμβος ''tumbos'') is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called ''immurement'', and is a method of final disposition, as an alternative to cremation or burial. Overview The word is used in a broad sense to encompass a number of such types of places of interment or, occasionally, burial, including: * Architectural shrines – in Christianity, an architectural shrine above a saint's first place of burial, as opposed to a similar shrine on which stands a reliquary or feretory into which the saint's remains have been transferred * Burial vault – a stone or brick-lined underground space for multiple burials, originally vaulted, often privately owned for specific family groups; usually beneath a religious building such as a church ** Cemetery ** Churchyard * Catacombs * Chamber tomb * Charnel house * Church mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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