A Study of Incised Designs within a Wari D-Shaped Temple Complex

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Almost 100 Years since Julio C. Tello: Research at Huaca del Loro, Nasca, Peru" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

With the discovery of a Wari D-Shaped temple and other adjacent architectural structures in 2019, the 2022 field season at Huaca del Loro focused on excavation of the temple complex. Well preserved mud plaster still remained on many of the walls and floors of the structures. Examination of the walls in the temple and surrounding structures revealed incised designs. In total we identified at least seven quadrupedal zoomorphic figures and many other sets of deeply incised lines. This paper seeks to further investigate and describe the attributes of these unusual zoomorphic figures. By comparing the incised imagery to iconography of both the Nasca and Wari cultures, we hope to provide evidence of coastal and highland interactions.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Almost 100 Years since Julio C. Tello: Research at Huaca del Loro, Nasca, Peru   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36876.0