Tiahuanaco

American  

[tee-uh-wuh-nah-koh] / ˌti ə wəˈnɑ koʊ /

Also Tiahuanacu

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.

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Other Word Forms

• Tiahuanacan noun

Example Sentences

They were followed by the Huari and Tiahuanaco cultures of southern Peru and Bolivia.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Headbands and other trinkets of gold; primitive pottery and "magnificent" textile remains, approximated the lost Tiahuanaco culture of the Bolivian highlands.

From Time Magazine Archive

A few miles from Lake Titicaca, at Tiahuanaco, are ruins which were very imposing when first seen by the Spaniards in the time of Pizarro.

From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by Baldwin, John D. (John Denison)

Many of the stone monuments at Tiahuanaco have been removed, some for building, some for other purposes.

From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by Baldwin, John D. (John Denison)

Tiahuanaco, at the southern end of Lake Titicaca, in Bolivia, is famous for the remains of a pre-Inca civilization.

From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram