Archaeologist doubts authenticity of Ica geoglyphApril 18, 2015
By Hillary Ojeda
The Ministry of Culture continues analyzing the authenticity of the recently rediscovered geoglyph in Ica.
Archaeologist doubts authenticity of Ica geoglyph
The geoglyph was found by two school students. (Photo: El Comercio/Canal N)
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Rubén García, Ministry of Culture archaeologist, has a hunch that the recently rediscovered Ica geoglyph is not an authentic, ancient geoglyph, according to El Comercio.
On Thursday the Ministry of Culture authorities were informed of a potentially unrecorded geoglyph in Ica resembling the divine entity recognized by the Paracas and Nazca cultures.
Since the finding, archaeologist Rubén García has investigated the evidence and believes that the geoglyph does not present itself as a authentic geoglyph. He told El Comercio that there are certain characteristics out of line, such as the the technique used to create the geoglyph.
The archaeologist believes the geoglyph is merely a copy. The technique used doesn’t fit the typical technique of geoglyphs in the region and the size of 7 × 4 meters is unusual for this artistic formation.
The information continues to be passed around the Ministry of Culture and to various archaeologists involved in the subject. Their results will be known over the next few days.
This news is received within the same week that a geoglyph in Trujillo was destroyed by agricultural invaders. The geoglyph, Triple Spiral, was a 600-year-old formation in northern Peru that once represented one of the best of its kind in that region. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Culture lacks the proper resources to secure landmarks such as these.
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