Chankillo, a fortified hilltop site

Chankillo, a fortified hilltop site, The fortress covers 4 square kms and is unusual in it defensive layout in terms of ancient Peruvian warfare. This view shows a 'concealed entrance' whose angled design put attachers at a disadvantage. The 'dead ground' between the ramparts and inner defences lies beyond. Peru. 4th C BC. Casma valley, north coast of Peru. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
Chankillo, a fortified hilltop site, The fortress covers 4 square kms and is unusual in it defensive layout in terms of ancient Peruvian warfare. This view shows a 'concealed entrance' whose angled design put attachers at a disadvantage. The 'dead ground' between the ramparts and inner defences lies beyond. Peru. 4th C BC. Casma valley, north coast of Peru. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
Chankillo, a fortified hilltop site
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Credit:
Werner Forman / Contributor
Editorial #:
152202031
Collection:
Universal Images Group
Date created:
01 January, 1980
Licence type:
Rights-managed
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Source:
Universal Images Group Editorial
Object name:
951_05_55445048