Chavín de Huántar (English spelling)

Japanese: チャビン･デ･ワンタル（英語表記）Chavín de Huántar

These temple ruins are located in a small basin at an altitude of 3,170m on the eastern slope of the Andes in the northern Peruvian mountains. They are a representative ruin of the Chavin culture, the formative period of the ancient Andean civilization that began around 800 BCE. Within an area of 200m square, buildings are arranged on the west, north, and south sides surrounding a plaza, and numerous stone carvings of stylized animals such as jaguars and strange god-human figures can be seen throughout the site. Inside the main temple there is a complex network of underground passages, in which numerous votive offerings such as ritual pottery have been discovered. [Kato Yasutake]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ペルー北部山地，アンデス東斜面部標高3170mの小盆地にある神殿遺跡。前800年ころに始まる古代アンデス文明形成期チャビン文化の代表遺跡である。200m四方の範囲に，広場を囲んで西，北，南に建物を配し，各所に様式化されたジャガーなどの動物や怪奇な神人像の石彫が数多く見られる。主神殿の内部には複雑にめぐらされた地下通路があり，そこからは多数の祭祀土器などの奉納品が発見された。【加藤泰建】

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