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Acta Médica Peruana
On-line version ISSN 1728-5917
Abstract
DEJO BUSTIOS, Hugo A.. The heart and lungs of the petroglyph Sechin. Acta méd. peruana [online]. 2009, vol.26, n.2, pp.141-143. ISSN 1728-5917.
In the Casma valley, 375 Km north of Lima, there lies Sechins archaeological site. There is an enormous stone wall surrounding the main building. There is where we found a petroglyph that we interpreted as a representation of the organs within the thoracic cavity.
Keywords : heart; lung; petroglyph; diaphragma muscle; Sechin.