Although tiwanaku is less than two thousand years old, kiss and posnansky proposed on the basis of some flimsy astronomical calculations that it was a south american atlantis built by an elite refugee race, abandoned fifteen years ago after calamitous volcanic eruptions and floods. Folio society nightmare abbey by thomas love peacock mint in slipcase 19. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen. Outside of bolivia, where he is still widely read, posnanskys writings about the tiwanaku site have also been made popular by authors such as graham hancock, charles hapgood, and rand flemath, who rely on posnanskys dating of the tiwanaku site to support their theories. In 1945, arthur posnansky estimated that tiwanaku dated to 15,000 bc using. The name of this scientist is respected in bolivia, though very little is known about him. Ss officer edmund kiss spent time in bolivia in the 1920s, becoming friendly with austrian adventurer and rubber maker arthur posnansky. Arthur posnansky on free shipping on qualifying offers. The controversial legacy of arthur posnansky, the halfforgotten pioneer of andean archaeology.
Arthur posnansky enjoys a rather ambiguous status in contemporary bolivian archaeology. On the one hand, he is hailed as the father of the south american nations archaeological pedagogy. Posnansky, in two earlier books, proposed a prehistoric germanic migration to south america, a theory supported by edmund kiss. Incidents of travel and exploration in the land of the incase. Tihuanacu the cradle of american man posnansky vol 12. Arthur posnansky 18731946, often called arturo, was at various times in his life an. Puma punku and the ancient alien theory alien ufo truth. Tiahuanaco and tiahuanacu is an important precolumbian archaeological site in western bolivia, south america. Arthur posnansky 18731946 was a selftaught archaeologist who was. Tihuanacu the cradle of american man posnansky vol 12 inca tiwanaku pumapunku.
Tiwanakus gateway of the sun, arthur posnansky, and the world calendar movement of the 1930s. In 1945, arthur posnansky estimated that tiwanaku dated to 15,000 bc, based on his archaeoastronomical techniques. On the basis of the above length and width of the sanctum sanctorum, the index of the latter is 89 instead of the 91 of the exterior building of the second period. Tihuanacu the cradle of american man zecharia sitchin. Going through dozens of books about tiwanaku and bolivia at the library of the quai branly museum, we found out that most of these people did visit and photograph the site but at the end of the xix century and beginning of. On the one hand, he is hailed as the father of the south american. Rediscovering tiwanakus ancient prime meridian ashley cowie. By dave truman arthur posnansky enjoys a rather ambiguous status in remains of tiwanaku tiahuanaco and the surrounding altiplano of the high andes. The controversial arthur posnansky, who linked tiahuanaco with aztlan, the mythical white island homeland of the aztecs investigated them in the early 20 th century. Pdf arthur posnansky, the czar of tiwanaku archaeology.
Posnansky also photographed mining towns, villages and numerous rural settlements, issues on which has published numerous books. Posnansky was involved with excavating the ancient city of tiwanaku in the altiplano region, characterized by its massive stone blacks and elaborate carvings, and he despised the local people. Arthur posnansky, followed by kurt bilau have proposed a date of circa bc as the date of fall of tiwanaku. After being a refugee in europe, posnansky moved to bolivia to claim. Tiahuanuco lies almost in the very centre of the great terrestrial basin of lakes titicaca and aullagas, and in the heart of a region which may be properly characterized as the tibet of. Tiwanakus gateway of the sun, arthur posnansky, and the world calendar movement of the 1930s by clare a.
Ancient alignment in the andes hints at a lost global high. Arthur posnansky was the illustrious pioneer of tiwanaku archaeology, remembered as a quixotic, flamboyant, and swashbuckling character. Ancient ruins of tiwanacu and pumapunku world mysteries blog. Posnansky was one of the first modern explorers to examine the site but his hypothesis continues to have many supporters. As such it hasnt made in into the mainstream history books and therefore hardly anyone knows of the astonishing implications of posnanskys findings. Tihuanacu, the cradle of american man, artur posnansky 1945 vi the ruins of the. Arthur posnansky, the czar of tiwanaku archaeologyart. The bolivian city of tiwanaku, considered by the inca as the sacred place of their origin, was also home to a great civilization that flourished between ad 200 and 900. In it, he argued that tiwanaku was constructed approximately 17,000 years ago by american peoples, although not by the. This same sort of feeling is what motivated arthur posnansky, a germanbolivian scholar, to exhaustively study tiahuanaco for almost fifty years. Arthur posnansky 1873 1946 was an important contributor to bolivian culture history, being not only a pioneer in bolivian archaeology, but also in bolivian cinematography, in the development of the national park system, and in the introduction of the first automobile into bolivia. He presumed that it was an old inca settlement like those the. His lack of methods, abrasive personality, and outlandish ideas make it tempting to dismiss him in the storied history of tiwanaku archaeology.
During his lifetime, posnansky was known as a prolific writer and researcher and for his active participation in the. Tiahuanaco the baalbek of the new worldan excerpt from peru. Names such as arthur posnansky, miguel chani, erich arendt, hans helfritz, sintich hermanos, wendell bennett, and others. Arthur posnansky was an illustrious pioneer of archaeology who spent most of his life defending and interpreting bolivias past figures 1 and 2. He was a naval officer, a businessman, and a scholar.
In the field of engineering, posnansky focused its attention on the treatment of water from the highlands and it is empty to the western basin, then bolivian territory. Ancient alignment in the andes hints at a lost global high culture. By dave truman arthur posnansky enjoys a rather ambiguous status in contemporary bolivian archaeology. There are also reports of preincan structures submerged in titicaca d. Tihuanacu the cradle of american man arthur posnansky, 1945 tihuanacu, the cradle of american man, vols. Tiwanaku forbidden history, part 1 arthur posnansky spent much of his life in bolivia, where he conducted 50 years research on tiwanaku.
Archaeological complex of tiwanaku early latin american. Arthur posnansky, often called arturo, was at various times in his life an engineer, explorer, ships navigator, director. Arthur posnansky, followed by kurt bilau have proposed a date of circa 9500 bc as the date of fall of tiwanaku. Posnansky also saw tiwanaku as the origin point of civilization throughout the. Tiwanaku civilization in bolivia amazing bible timeline. The age of the site became something of an archaeological mystery in the early 20th century after arthur posnansky 18731946, an engineer, explorer and archaeologist incorrectly measured the archaeoastronomy of the buildings and announced the site was 11,00017,000 years old. Arthur posnansky, who came to bolivia at the end of the 19th century, was the first scientist enthusiast of studying the tiwanaku ruins. Arthur posnansky the halfforgotten pioneer of andean. Rebel with a cause 10 how tiwanaku and puma punku originally looked 11 the early inhabitants 12 musings of an early visitor bibliography. Posnanskys signature from a handwritten mendoza, ar book dedication in.
Posnansky calculated the age of tiwanaku in the following manner, it has been noted that when the observer stands at the center of the west wall of kalasasaya of the second period, the north and south pillars of the east wall are so located that the sun would rise at the solstices on the outer corners of these pillars. In it, posnansky argued that tiwanaku was constructed approximately 17,000 years ago by american peoples, although not by the ancestors of those then living in the area, the aymara. Posnanskys final and most important book, tihuanacu, the cradle of american man, was published, also in 1945. Posnanskys final and most important book, tihuanacu, the cradle of american man, was published in 1945 volumes i and ii and 1957 volumes iii and iv. The similarity of aztlan with the name of platos city has excited some straw clutching atlantis seekers into claiming a definite connection between the two. Among these ruins are the remains of a structure known simply as puma punku. Ancient ruins of tiwanacu and pumapunku tiwanaku spanish. Hapgood, and rand flemath, who rely on posnanskys dating of the tiwanaku site to support their theories. The inca civilization of south america, unlike the mayan, was still at its height when conquistadors arrived. He is best known for his work at tiahuanaco tiwanaku in the bolivian andes. His 1906 book tiahuanacu is now freely available onlineb. Previously, in the early 1900s, bolivian engineer arthur posnansky, based on astronomical alignments, concluded that tiwanaku was constructed as early as 15,000 bc 17,000 bp, possibly even older and was not an original construction of the tiwanaku. The enigma of tiwanaku and puma punku by brien foerster.
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