Brève description
Ce site archéologique a donné son nom à la culture qui se développa entre 1500 et 300 av. J.-C. dans cette haute vallée des Andes péruviennes. L'architecture de cet ensemble de terrasses et de places entourées de constructions en pierres appareillées ainsi que son ornementation, en grande partie zoomorphique, donnent un aspect saisissant à cet ancien lieu de culte, l'un des sites précolombiens les plus anciennement connus et les plus célèbres.
Chavin (Archaeological Site)
The archaeological site of Chavin gave its name to the culture that developed between 1500 and 300 B.C. in this high valley of the Peruvian Andes. This former place of worship is one of the earliest and best-known pre-Columbian sites. Its appearance is striking, with the complex of terraces and squares, surrounded by structures of dressed stone, and the mainly zoomorphic ornamentation.
Ce site archéologique a donné son nom à la culture qui se développa entre 1500 et 300 av. J.-C. dans cette haute vallée des Andes péruviennes. L'architecture de cet ensemble de terrasses et de places entourées de constructions en pierres appareillées ainsi que son ornementation, en grande partie zoomorphique, donnent un aspect saisissant à cet ancien lieu de culte, l'un des sites précolombiens les plus anciennement connus et les plus célèbres.
موقع شافين الأثري
أعطى هذا الموقع الأثري اسمه للثقافة التي طوِّرت ما بين 1500 و300 ق.م. في هذا الوادي المرتفع في جبال الأندلز في البيرو. أما هندسة هذه المجموعة من المصطبات والساحات المسيّجة ببناء من الحجارة اضافة الى زخرفتها التي تتخذ أشكالاً حيوانية في قسم كبير منها، فتضفي طابعًا أخّاذًا لمكان العبادة هذا، الذي يُعتبر أحد المواقع الأثريّة التي تعود الى الفترة السابقة لاكتشاف كولومبوس، أي الأقدم والأكثر شهرة.
Source: UNESCO/BPI
夏文考古遗址
夏文考古遗址的历史可以追溯到公元前1500年到公元前300年，它是在秘鲁安第斯山的高山峡谷中发展起来的一种文化。该遗迹是古代举行宗教仪式的场所，也是哥伦比亚发现新大陆以前出现的最负盛名之地。这里的斜坡和广场周围都是石头建筑，伴有大量兽形装饰物，景物别致多姿。
Source: UNESCO/ERI
Археологические памятники центра древней индейской культуры Чавин-де-Уантар
Древний культовый комплекс Чавин-де-Уантар, руины которого обнаружены в высокогорной долине в Перуанских Андах, дал имя целой культуре, которая развивалась здесь в 1500-300 гг. до н.э. Это бывшее место поклонения является одним из древнейших и наиболее известных доколумбовых памятников. Поразителен его облик с комплексом террас и площадей, окруженных сооружениями из шлифованного камня с зооморфной орнаментацией.
Source: UNESCO/ERI
Sitio arqueológico de Chavín
El sitio arqueológico de Chavín ha dado su nombre a la cultura que se desarrolló entre los años 1500 y 300 a.C. en el alto valle de los Andes peruanos en el que se encuentra. La arquitectura de este conjunto monumental de plazas y amplias terrazas rodeadas por construcciones de piedra labrada, así como su ornamentación en gran parte zoomorfa, dan un aspecto impresionante a este lugar de culto, que es uno de los sitios precolombinos más célebres y antiguos.
Source: UNESCO/ERI
Site archéologique de Chavin
Description longue
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The village of Chavín de Huántar, located in a high valley of the Peruvian Andes at an altitude of 3,177 m was constructed near one of the oldest known and most admired pre-Hispanic sites.
This site gave its name to the Chavín Culture, one of the ancient civilizations of South America, which developed roughly between 1500 and 300 BC. It preceded the first regional civilizations such as that of Salinar Maranga and Nasca.
Visited on a regular basis by travellers during the 19th century, Chavín was excavated from 1919 by the Peruvian archaeologist, Julio C. Tello, whose work contributed to the site's international reputation. In 1945, a good many of the monuments were covered up by a disastrous landslide. Moreover, Chavín was affected by an earthquake in 1970.
The 'archaeological project of Chavín', which since 1980 has been the focus of joint efforts on the part of Federico Villareal University and the Volkswagen Foundation, has made possible the resumption of excavation and safeguard plan for the site under the supervision of the Instituto Nacionale de Cultura.
The site consists of a number of terraces and squares having constructions of bonded stones. The prevailing ceremonial and cultural nature of the entire Chavín complex is very clear. It characterizes the architecture of the 'Lanzon temple', the 'Tello pyramid' which are both built upon a complex network of galleries, and the sculpted decor of the immense ornate megaliths: the Lanzon, a granite monolith of more than 4 m in height, the Raimondi stele, a 2 m block of diorite, the Tello obelisk, etc.
The bas-relief sculptures on slabs, lintels and columns is characterized by an essentially zoomorphic repertory (jaguars, snakes, condors, caimans) to which human faces are added here and there. The renowned cabezas claves, a sort of round corbel embossed on the wall stones (one of which still exists in situ on the 'Castillo' wall at the temple's southern flank) are one of the most gripping creations of the monumental art of Chavín.
Source : UNESCO/CLT/WHC
