Tiahuanaco

[ tee-uh-wuh-nah-koh ]

adjective

1. 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.

Other Words From

• Tia·hua·nacan noun

Example Sentences

Traditionally, he sees in the new year at the archaeological ruins at Tiahuanaco, the site of a pre-Columbian fortress.

From BBC

President Morales said it was inspired by the architecture of the Tiahuanaco civilization of pre-Hispanic Bolivia.

From BBC

He was the chief god of the Aymaras, who, according to them, had created the earth; and who, issuing from Lake Titicaca, to manifest himself on earth, had assembled the earliest men at Tiahuanaco.

From Project Gutenberg

The technology disappeared after the decline of the Tiahuanaco culture around A.D.

From New York Times

Having no records to go by, archeologists are necessarily vague in categorizing Andean art, but laymen may find a certain poetic fascination in the mere names of the main civilizations: Chavin, Cupisnique, Salinar, Cavernas, Quimbaya, Chanapata, Chiripa, Mochica, Tiahuanaco, Chimu, Chibcha, Inca.

From Time Magazine Archive