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S-MITIIsUXlAX MLSCELLAXEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 70 



ANTHROPOLOGICAL WORK IX PERU AXI) BOLIVL\ 



In ( Jctober. 191 7. Mr. Philip .\ins\vorth Aleans, honorary collabor- 

 ator in American archeoloc^}', L'. S. National Museum, reached Peru 

 to do archeological work. A short time was first s])ent in the vicinity 

 of Lima, durini^" which were studied several ruins about the capital, 

 under L^uidance of Drs. Jose de la Riva-Ac^uero and Julio C. Tello. 

 Two of the least known places visited were Maran^a and I'ando. 

 They are very close together and are about 6 miles northwest of 

 Lima. In its ])rime, Maranga (see fig. 7^)) had four fine terraces 

 with a spacious terreplein at the top. At the bottom, the pyramid is 



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Fir.. 74. — The raised end of tlie chief ronni in the smaH palace at I'anfio. 

 Note the attractive arabesque patterns in tiie stucco which covers the 

 walls. 



about 450 feet square and the summit terreplein is al)out 250 feet 

 ^^y 3)SO- The material of construction is adolie. 'i his pyramid is 

 jjroljably of Inca construction: it is much like the fnca built Tem])le 

 of the Sun at Pachacamac and has \ielded man\- fnca artifacts. 

 Lying somewhat north and northwest of .\laranga are the ruins 

 of Pando. These cover an immense amount of ground and consist 

 of several pyramids even larger than Maranga, but not s(j well 

 preserved. The old cit}- at this place was enclosed in a massive 

 wall with easil\- defended gateways. These latter were narrow, and, 

 at either side, suid< in the thickness of the wall there was a raised 

 platform or niche where possibly a guard could stand and effectu- 

 ally oppose ingress. 



