TRUJILLO, PERU—Archaeologist Cintia Cueva Garcia reportedly told Andina News Agency that four wood sculptures, a scepter, metal vessels, textiles, and winkle shells were uncovered at the Chayhuac An enclosure at Chan Chan, which is located on Peru’s northern coast. The fourth wood sculpture, found lying on a funerary platform, represents a male figure holding a cup at chest height. His face is covered with white clay. “It is common to find wood figures at Chan Chan, but what matters now is that we have found one [in a funerary context],” Garcia said. Such sculptures are thought to have been used to mark the tombs of important people. One of the four wood sculptures is female, which is also unusual, Garcia explained. For more, go to “Peruvian Woman of Means.”
Wooden Sculptures Found at Peru’s Chan Chan
News September 28, 2017
SHARE:
Recommended Articles
Features May/June 2023
Peru’s Great Urban Experiment
A millennium ago, the Chimú built a new way of life in the vast city of Chan Chan
(Alamy)
Digs & Discoveries July/August 2024
The Song in the Stone
(AdobeStock)
Digs & Discoveries July/August 2023
Update: Temple Times Two
(Courtesy Lisa Trever)
-
Letter From Peru July/August 2017
Connecting Two Realms
Archaeologists rethink the early civilizations of the Amazon
(Courtesy Quirino Olivera Nuñez) -
Artifacts July/August 2017
Bone Rosary Bead
(Courtesy Border Archaeology) -
Digs & Discoveries July/August 2017
Ka-Ching!
(Courtesy Jersey Heritage)