March
23
/ 2019
Sometime around 1100 AD, Pikillaqta, a major feasting and ceremonial site located near Cusco, Peru, was abandoned by the Wari people. The reason behind their sudden departure is uncertain, but the recent discovery of elaborate figurines in ritual Wari offerings may help explain some of the story. Recent Excavations and Findings at Pikillaqta El Comercio reports that in January of this year, Peruvian archaeologists set out to excavate the southeast corner of Pikillaqta’s main plaza. In one of their 15 locations of interest they dug a hole 70 cm (27.56 inches) in diameter and two meters (6.56 ft.) deep. First, they unearthed two camelid bones that had been burned, eight spondylus shells, and two silver sheets that had been created
