Pañamarka
Sign in to savethumb|Pañamarca archaeological site – wall Pañamarca (possibly from Quechua paña, "right hand, on the right", marka "village") is an archaeological site in the Ancash Region in Peru. It is situated in the Santa Province, Nepeña District, on the right bank of the Nepeña River. An aspect of this archaeological site that is not well known is that this site is home to many artifacts that link back to the Incan Empire. This site is also linked with the Moche culture and together, this site was occupied by two civilizations, the Inca and the Moche, which is significant because the archaeology that i
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It sits within the topics Archaeological sites in Peru and Archaeological sites in the Department of Ancash.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Santa Province
- Location
- Nepeña District
- Image
- Pañamarca Archaeological site - overview.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pañamarca
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Pañamarca and the Moche
- Shields, war clubs, and weapon bundles
- Mural paintings
- References
thumb|Pañamarca archaeological site – wall Pañamarca (possibly from Quechua paña, "right hand, on the right", marka "village") is an archaeological site in the Ancash Region in Peru. It is situated in the Santa Province, Nepeña District, on the right bank of the Nepeña River. An aspect of this archaeological site that is not well known is that this site is home to many artifacts that link back to the Incan Empire. This site is also linked with the Moche culture and together, this site was occupied by two civilizations, the Inca and the Moche, which is significant because the archaeology that is present at the site shows that the site was important in the eyes of multiple cultures.
While Pañamarka may at one time have been quite aesthetically pleasing and grand, it is but a small collection of ruined walls, rock, and sand today. However, excavations by the Peruvian and American researchers in 2024 uncovered spectacular mural paintings, including a lavishly decorated Throne Room (dedicated to a female figure, possibly a queen or a political leader) and a so-called Hall of the Braided Serpents
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pañamarka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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