El Diario reports: According to archaeologist Population inhabits pre-Hispanic city A technical archaeological investigation carried out by remote sensing – used for the first time in Bolivia by Unesco – that uses dron flights and satellite images, changed the vision of what has been the ceremonial center of Tiwanaku. This information was released by the…
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Bolivia recovers 22 historical artifacts from Germany
Press TV reports: Bolivia recovers 22 historical artifacts from Germany Bolivia has recovered 22 archaeological pieces in Germany which experts believe may belong to the legendary Tiwanaku culture. [to watch a video, please use the link below] These artifacts were in the possession of Tobias Wagner Berger of Germany. Berger is the son of a…
A hundred years’ research of the Puerta del Sol
El Diario reports: A hundred years’ research of the Puerta del Sol A collection of national and foreign researchers made by Julio Cesar Velasquez, former Director of the National Museum of Archaeology, was reflected in the text entitled “Enigmatic Puerta del Sol, in a colossus and mysterious Tiwanaku,” dating back to 1890, date on which…
Bolivian Archaeologists Dig For Rare Artifacts
From Telesur: Bolivian Archaeologists Dig For Rare Artefacts Pieces of pottery have been discovered in La Paz from the time of the famous Tiwanaku civilization that dates back to 2,500 B.C. A group of Bolivian archaeologists have been camped out in the center of La Paz ever since rare pieces of pottery and ceramics were…
Tiwanaku, the still unknown Andean empire that bequeathed their culture
EFE reports in El Deber: Tiwanaku, the still unknown Andean empire that bequeathed their culture The pre-Hispanic Empire of Tiahuanaco was the first in the Andes, remained as such half a Millennium and bequeathed their political, economic and social culture to the Incas, but its greatness remains ignored. According to Bolivian historian Patricia Montaño, author…
UNESCO’s recommendation to take care of one of our best archaeological sites
It is not the first time that UNESCO gives recommendations, like they did for Potosi [cerro rico – “rich hill” which is still suffering deterioration] and for Tiahuanaco in 2010, please see this link for that earlier recommendation. Now in 2012 El Deber printed EFE report, here excerpts from that news: UNESCO encouraged Bolivia to hire…
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