Since the 2009 I have been researching the Qhapaq Nan, the well known concept of the Inca Road System developed initially by John Hyslop in the end of 1980's. In 1990 he published an Inka Settlement Planning book which redefined the idea of describing & re-discovering the territory planned and formed by the Tiwantinsuyu culture on the canvas of a much more ancient territorial system. Whom did this system served and what centres outside the Inca controlled territory were linked? Why?
Since there were no direct answers, I begun measuring the progress of various groups along the True Road (Lajo 2000) and its relationship with the Nazca Lines and other urban & natural landmarks. The cardinal directions established by outer walls of buildings (ceremonial centres, axis of pyramids, etc.) were pointing to much larger territory, often pertaining to overlapping areas controlled by various cultures during centuries and millenniums.
Since there were no direct answers, I begun measuring the progress of various groups along the True Road (Lajo 2000) and its relationship with the Nazca Lines and other urban & natural landmarks. The cardinal directions established by outer walls of buildings (ceremonial centres, axis of pyramids, etc.) were pointing to much larger territory, often pertaining to overlapping areas controlled by various cultures during centuries and millenniums.
Need to develop charts and maps of reference point systems which had to do with penetration of the South American continent by different human groups traveling along well laid out & painstakingly measured patterns in their exploration from the coast of Ecuador (Valdivia & Paijin culture) on the SE way towards the Porto Alegre, Brazil became clear.
Ancient archeological locations, many previously unknown, were identified through Geoglyphology. The accuracy of the calculations of the ancient peoples is incredible. The GPS accuracy of the software program is seldom more accurate than the line system developed by the Ancient. By calculating the bearing at the source one can follow the extended radial for sometimes thousands of miles and locate a related glyph with little or no error.
The percentage of success in locating a verifiable glyph or ancient location using each of the extended radials of any one glyph was variable, but ran in the range of 75% to 100%. Much of the lack of success was attributed to urbanization, overgrowth, vandalism, etc.. Surprisingly, based on the glyphs that we found, there seems to be an incredible amount of precise information built into them. Influence of meteorological conditions (erosion, etc.), seismic & man made interventions need to be considered in studying glyphs (made of stone, earth & water canals, etc.).
credits to: J. Hass, T. Pozorski, P. Cunningham, A.D.Faram, Lajo & others
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