EL SHINCAL: PAISAJE RITUAL Y ASTRONOMÍA
THE SHINCAL: LANDSCAPE RITUAL AND ASTRONOMY

Author(s): Gustavo Manuel Corrado, Marco Antonio Giovannetti, Sixto Ramón Giménez Benítez, José Luis Pino Matos, Wendy Moreano Montalván
Subject(s): Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: El Shincal de Quimvil
Summary/Abstract: The first steps are presented here in the study of landscape construction and its relationship to the stars in the Inka site El Shincal de Quimivil in Northwestern Argentine. The settlement resulted from careful planning that materialized on the location of the main square, the ceremonial platform ushnu, and several public buildings. Nevertheless, the surrounding hills have also played a unique role in shaping the landscape articulated between natural elements and architectural constructions. We have identified some elements that have alignments to hills sacred and related to the movement of the stars constructions.

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