Atacama Giant
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Atacama Giant (Spanish: Gigante de Atacama)
The Atacama Giant (Spanish: Gigante de Atacama) is a large anthropomorphic geoglyph in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Located at "Cerro Unitas", this is thelargest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world with a height of 86 meters and represents a deity for the local inhabitants from 1000 to 1400 AD.
The figure was an early astronomical calendarfor knowing where the moon would set; by knowing this the day, crop cycle, and season could be determined. The points on the top and side of the head would say what season it would be depending ontheir alignment with the moon, which was very important in determining when the rainy season would come in the barren Atacama.
Geoglyphs of Chile
The Atacama Giant is one out of nearly 5,000 geoglyphs- ancient artwork that are drawn into the landscape - that have been discovered in the Atacama in the last three decades.[2] Although geoglyphs have always been the subject of wild conjectures andbizarre theories, it is now widely believed that they are the work of several successive cultures that dwelt in this region of South America, including the Tiwanaku and Inca.
Gigante de Atacama
ElGigante de Atacama es un gran geoglifo antropomórfico en el desierto de Atacama, Chile. Situado en el "Cerro Unitas", esta es la mayor figura antropomorfa prehistórica en el mundo con una altura de86 metros y representa una deidad para los habitantes locales 1000-1400 dC.
La cifra fue de un calendario astronómico temprano para saber dónde la luna fijaría; conociendo esto el día, ciclo decultivo, y la temporada se pudo determinar. Los puntos de la parte superior y lateral de la cabeza dirían qué estación sería en función de su alineamiento con la luna, que era muy importante paradeterminar cuando la temporada de lluvias vendría en Atacama estéril.
Geoglifos de Chile
El Gigante de Atacama es uno de los casi 5.000 geoglifos - antiguo arte que se dibujan en el paisaje - que se han...
The Atacama Giant (Spanish: Gigante de Atacama) is a large anthropomorphic geoglyph in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Located at "Cerro Unitas", this is thelargest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world with a height of 86 meters and represents a deity for the local inhabitants from 1000 to 1400 AD.
The figure was an early astronomical calendarfor knowing where the moon would set; by knowing this the day, crop cycle, and season could be determined. The points on the top and side of the head would say what season it would be depending ontheir alignment with the moon, which was very important in determining when the rainy season would come in the barren Atacama.
Geoglyphs of Chile
The Atacama Giant is one out of nearly 5,000 geoglyphs- ancient artwork that are drawn into the landscape - that have been discovered in the Atacama in the last three decades.[2] Although geoglyphs have always been the subject of wild conjectures andbizarre theories, it is now widely believed that they are the work of several successive cultures that dwelt in this region of South America, including the Tiwanaku and Inca.
Gigante de Atacama
ElGigante de Atacama es un gran geoglifo antropomórfico en el desierto de Atacama, Chile. Situado en el "Cerro Unitas", esta es la mayor figura antropomorfa prehistórica en el mundo con una altura de86 metros y representa una deidad para los habitantes locales 1000-1400 dC.
La cifra fue de un calendario astronómico temprano para saber dónde la luna fijaría; conociendo esto el día, ciclo decultivo, y la temporada se pudo determinar. Los puntos de la parte superior y lateral de la cabeza dirían qué estación sería en función de su alineamiento con la luna, que era muy importante paradeterminar cuando la temporada de lluvias vendría en Atacama estéril.
Geoglifos de Chile
El Gigante de Atacama es uno de los casi 5.000 geoglifos - antiguo arte que se dibujan en el paisaje - que se han...
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