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Chankillo: un observatorio solar de 2300 años de antigüedad en la costa peruana
1Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Avenida Javier Prado Este 2465, Lima 41, Peru. ighezzi@yahoo.com
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 3, 2007
Resumen
Las antiguas torres de Chankillo en Perú crearon un horizonte artificial para las observaciones solares. Esta sofisticada herramienta astronómica es anterior a la adoración del sol inca por casi 2.000 años.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- La arqueoastronomía es la arqueoastronomía.
- Civilizaciones antiguas.
Sus antecedentes:
- El sitio de Chankillo en la costa norte del Perú cuenta con trece torres.
- Estas torres están situadas a lo largo de una cresta dentro de un cuarto siglo AEC. complejo ceremonial. complejo ceremonial.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar la función astronómica de las torres de Chankillo.
- Para investigar la evidencia de las primeras observaciones solares y los cultos al Sol.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de observación de la alineación de las Trece Torres.
- Reconstrucción de la función de las torres como un horizonte artificial para el seguimiento solar.
Principales resultados:
- Las torres formaban un horizonte artificial que abarcaba con precisión los arcos anuales de salida y puesta del Sol.
- La evidencia sugiere que en Chankillo existían prácticas sofisticadas de culto solar.
Conclusiones:
- Las torres de Chankillo demuestran observaciones tempranas y avanzadas del horizonte solar.
- Estos hallazgos son anteriores a prácticas solares similares de los incas por aproximadamente dos milenios.
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