The geoglyphs of the north Chilean desert: an archaeological and artistic perspective

• Autores: Luis Briones
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 80, Nº 307, 2006, págs. 9-24
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A new review of the geoglyphs of the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile has allowed the author to define a vocabulary of forms and show how these relate to particular groups of people crossing the desert from the mountains to the sea in the prehispanic period. Geometric, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic symbols mark routes, destinations and usage by particular llama caravans. The travellers were key players in society and were winning prominence in their region from AD 800.