Annotated Bibliography
1.) Rideska, Tijana. "Inka Uyu - The Inca's 'Mushroom' Stones Which May Have Stood Within a Temple of Fertility." The Vintage News. May 2, 2017. Accessed December 06, 2017.
This article is about the Inca Uyu stones in Chucuito, Peru. The author, Tijana Rideska, is a professor at the University of Cambridge in the department of Social Anthropology. The article talks about the sites discovery and excavation in the 1950s as well as its excavation in the 1960s. Rideska discusses the theories surrounding the stones and the belief that they are symbols within a temple of fertility. The author talks about the structure of the site as well as the meaning behind the name of the site. There are 86 stones in total that were quarried from nearby.
2.) Peru's City of Ghosts. Directed by Ron David. 1999. Accessed December 7, 2017.
This documentary follows a group of archaeologists and anthropologists in their quest to uncover more about the Nazca people as they continue to work on excavating the city of Cahuachi, the Nazca capital. The documentary tells viewers that importance in the hasty, but proper, excavation of the site due to looters. The video talks about the sites location and vitality to understanding the Nazca people. The documentary gives info on the Nazca people and their rituals and traditions. The archaeologists have discovered a plethora of mummies, pottery and textiles at the site that have given crucial insight to the culture. The documentary also gives more information regarding the Nazca lines and their significance in Nazca culture and rituals.