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*Hiram Bingham’s original report on the discovery and excavation of Machu Picchu.
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Inca activities implied or alluded to in the film: building houses on ridge for protection and for agricultural practices (1:54) Inca masonry (3:55) Inca construction and architecture practices (4:35) Inca record-keeping and organization of labor (5:12) record-keeping and accounting using quipus (5:30) use of sundials (5:45) construction of roads (6:31) dividing crop/harvest evenly between government, official religion, and people (7:00) terrace agriculture (7:23) use of chicha in religious ceremonies (8:05) use of amphitheater (8:44) function of fortresses (10:12) Inca conquest of neighboring peoples (10:15) cutting drains into masonry at Saksaywaman (12:31) building/keeping cloister of chosen women and textile weavers (14:03) decorating Templo del Sol at Inticancha with gold and silver (16:15).īingham, Hiram. Native activities shown: Unidentified indigenous (presumably Quechua) peoples’ activities depicted in the film: woman standing beside Machu Picchu structures looking into camera (4:30) women herding mules up a hill (6:31) man herding llamas (6:41) man walking up stone stairs projecting out of Machu Picchu masonry (7:40) man tilling field with plow and oxen (7:49) man spreading seeds among field (7:52) man pouring and another man drinking something, presumably chicha or some other ceremonial drink, from zig-zag grooves carved in rock (8:15) woman standing in front of large stone (presumably for scale) at Saksaywaman (12:01) man playing a quena (12:38) child sliding down natural stone slides near Saksaywaman (18:19) group of indigenous people walking through Cusco plaza (19:28). Latter half presents Cusco and discusses Inca architecture in Cusco at length. Provides thorough explanation of Inca society, culture, and history, including politics, social hierarchy, division of labor, architecture, engineering, agriculture, quipu message and accounting system, and other things. Focuses discussion of Inca way of life around Machu Picchu. Major themes covered: explores Inca history and society while visiting the ancient ruins of Cuzco and Machu Pichu. Named locations: Machu Picchu (1:26 and throughout) Urubamba River (1:21) Ollantaytambo (6:52) Colcampata (9:16) Cusco (11:30, 13:00 - end) Saksaywaman (Saqsaywaman) (11:32) Calle Loreto, Cusco (13:45) Santo Domingo Convent (15:21) Inticancha (Koricancha) (15:27). Tilts down to Machu Picchu city settlement. First live-action shot is a long shot of Machu Picchu peak in clouds. Establishing shot: Starts in the middle of a shot of Mochica and Nazca highlighted on a topographic map.