Tiahuanaco

[ tee-uh-wuh-nah-koh ]

/ ˌti ə wəˈnɑ koʊ /

adjective

of or relating to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 b.c.–a.d. c900, chiefly in Peru and Bolivia, characterized by the use of megalithic masonry carved with geometric and animal designs, stone statues, polychrome pottery, and bronze artifacts.

Also Ti·a·hua·na·cu

[tee-uh-wuh-nah-koo] /ˌti ə wəˈnɑ ku/.

OTHER WORDS FROM Tiahuanaco

Ti·a·hua·na·can, noun

Example sentences from the Web for tiahuanaco

The place is Tiahuanaco, or Tihuamacu, as the Indians of the neighbourhood call it.

South America Observations and Impressions |James Bryce
Tiahuanaco was the theatre of the new creation of man which followed upon the Deluge.

An Introduction to Mythology |Lewis Spence
Many of the stone monuments at Tiahuanaco have been removed, some for building, some for other purposes.

Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology |John D. Baldwin
Whether there was ever a city at Tiahuanaco there is nothing to shew.

South America Observations and Impressions |James Bryce

Tiahuanaco is pre-Inca, yet even here the images are clothed.

Inca Land |Hiram Bingham

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Tiahuanaco

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