Arthur Posnansky
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Arthur Posnansky was an early 20th-century Bolivian engineer, explorer, and self-taught archaeologist known for his influential and controversial theories about the antiquity and significance of the Tiwanaku civilization.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Posnansky canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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explorer ⓘ historian of Tiwanaku ⓘ person ⓘ |
| acquiredCitizenship | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1873-04-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
early mapping and documentation of Tiwanaku site
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promotion of Tiwanaku as a national symbol of Bolivia ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-07-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | La Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | self-taught archaeologist ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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engineering ⓘ exploration ⓘ |
| influenced |
later diffusionist and hyper-diffusionist theories about ancient America
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popular and nationalist interpretations of Tiwanaku in Bolivia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomical interpretation of Tiwanaku monuments
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popularizing Tiwanaku as a major pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ research on Tiwanaku ⓘ theories about the antiquity of Tiwanaku ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sociedad Geográfica de La Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Bolivian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Posnansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Bolivian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Tihuanacu, la cuna del hombre americano
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Tihuanacu: The Cradle of American Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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engineer ⓘ explorer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Tiwanaku civilization
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pre-Columbian Andes ⓘ |
| residence |
Bolivia
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La Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory |
Tiwanaku monuments encode advanced astronomical knowledge
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Tiwanaku predates other known American civilizations by many millennia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs | controversial figure in Andean archaeology ⓘ |
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