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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instanceOf archaeologist
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
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
engineering
exploration
influenced later diffusionist and hyper-diffusionist theories about ancient America
popular and nationalist interpretations of Tiwanaku in Bolivia
knownFor astronomical interpretation of Tiwanaku monuments
popularizing Tiwanaku as a major pre-Columbian civilization
research on Tiwanaku
theories about the antiquity of Tiwanaku
languageOfWorkOrName English
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 NERFINISHED
Tihuanacu: The Cradle of American Man NERFINISHED
occupation archaeologist
engineer
explorer
naval officer
writer
researchFocus Tiwanaku civilization NERFINISHED
pre-Columbian Andes
residence Bolivia NERFINISHED
La Paz NERFINISHED
theory Tiwanaku monuments encode advanced astronomical knowledge
Tiwanaku predates other known American civilizations by many millennia NERFINISHED
viewedAs controversial figure in Andean archaeology

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Tiwanaku archaeological site excavatedBy Arthur Posnansky