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Chavin de Huantar

Location: Ancash, Peru
Culture: Chavin Cult
Era: Initial Period, Chavin Cult, Early Horizon
Site Description: Located at 11,000 feet, Chavin de Huantar was the strategic capital of the Chavin cult. The project team from the University of California at Berkeley traveled to Chavin to 3D laser scan the site. The project's goal was to support and supplement the archaeological activities and research being conducted by Stanford University with the intent of the new data becoming the base data set for executing a conservation plan for the site.

Sponsored By:

Kacyra Family Foundation
Stanford University, Department of Anthropology
University of California at Berkeley
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