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Pokotia Monolith

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Short description: Ancient stone monument


The Pokotia Monolith (also known as the Pokotia Monument) is a stone statue excavated from the pre-Incan site of Pokotia in 1960 6 km (4 mi) from Tiwanaku in Bolivia. In December 2001 inscriptions and patterns on the front and back of the statue were photographed by a team led by the Bolivian archaeologist Bernardo Biados.[1][unreliable source?]

It resides in a small museum in Calle Jaén, La Paz, Bolivia; Museo de metales preciosos "Museo de Oro".[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Teames, Sallie (2002). "Signs of h Carinae Outburst in Artifacts of Ancient Bolivia". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers 31. http://www.aavso.org/sites/default/files/webpublications/ejaavso/v31n1/54.pdf. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 





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