Author Description

ABOUT THE BOOK: The book contains the results of systematic multi year research to elucidate the meaning of three geometric motives used by the Moche culture in Peru and throughout the Americas by pre-Columbian cultures including those of Mexico. In this quest the author, Dr. Peter Trutmann, a scientist, deviates from established academic archaeological/anthropological approaches that often focus on interpretations derived from understanding art. Instead, he uses a fresh approach to studying the iconography using scientific hypothesis based methodology, a broad base of evidence, and testing using both Rosetta Stone type and astronomic information. Specifically, the book contains analyses of the stair shaped stepped motif, the spiral and the triangle motif. It is shown that these motifs are in fact part of an ancient form of writing based on the stars. With the help of the new knowledge the symbols enable ancient art to speak again to enrich understanding of the previously obscure messages. The book finishes by providing a first dictionary of the three symbols.