jan 6, 900 BC - Chavin de Huantar
Description:
900-200 BCEStone, granite,
hammered gold alloy (jewelry)
Northern highlands, Peru. Chavin
Shape of spear would seem to indicate that the deity’s power was ensuring successful planting and harvest
Archaeological and cultural site in the Andean highlands of Peru. (temples built)
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Date:
jan 6, 900 BC
Now
~ 2927 years ago