Friends and colleagues: The rise of the Chavin Culture, far predating the Inca, was a milestone in the long development of Andean Civilization.  Intensive research and conservation work at the urban center of Chavin is the subject of Treasure in the Andes: Chavin de Huantar, Peru, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org  ).

Chavín de Huántar, the type site of the Chavín Culture, is one of the oldest major sites in Peru, thriving between 1500 and 400 BC.  Chavín, featuring terraces and plazas and platforms of dressed stone, controlled and increased regional trade and developed a unique art style.  Remarkably, its people did not conquer by warfare, but simply influenced the cultural development of northern Peru, participating in a broad interaction sphere.  Global Heritage Fund seeks the complete conservation and restoration of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
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