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One of the oldest friezes in the world uncovered in Peru
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Mike R
Oct 9, 2009, 1:46:23 PM10/9/09
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One of the Oldest Friezes in the World Found in Peru
Archaeologists led by Ruth Shady Solis have discovered a frieze of a
person holding an instrument, either a knife of a spindle, that dates
to 3000 BCE at the Vichama site in Peru. This would be one of the
oldest friezes in the world. It appears that the frieze is associated
with ritual sacrifices. Vichama is part of the Caral interaction
sphere that dates from 3000-1800 BCE.
El Comercio (Peru) has the story here (in Spanish);
http://elcomercio.pe/impresa/notas/friso-tendria000-anos-antiguedad/20091
007/351825
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