JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ancient platform drummed up thunder.

  • Published In: Science News, 2023, v. 204, n. 5. P. 13 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bower, Bruce 3 of 3

Abstract

News ARCHAEOLOGY Roughly a century before the Inca Empire came to power in 1400, blasts of human-produced thunder may have rumbled off a ridge high in the Andes. Pre-Inca stomp dancing may also have influenced a dance practiced by the Chocorvos and other Andean groups in the mid-1500s, after Spanish conquest of the Incas in 1532, Lane suspects. Finding another percussive platform along with artifacts related to water and lightning rituals at other ancient Andean sites would better support Lane's argument, says anthropological archaeologist Kylie Quave. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Science News. 2023/09, Vol. 204, Issue 5, p13
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Dance
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0036-8423
  • Accession Number:171792268
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