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We search for the traces of the Prime Civilization
We hold that many ancient civilizations preserve the memory of a common Mother Culture. For more than forty years we have studied the traditions of the East, the Indo-European world and pre-Columbian America, and searched for their evidence in the field.
From the Himalayas to the Andes
Every line of the research brings together the study of sacred traditions and fieldwork: expeditions, flights, excavations and measurements with the technology of each era.
From the sky to the Navel of the World
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The Tree of the World
The essential video of the research. Anselm Pi Rambla explores the Paracas Candelabra by sea, by land and from the air, and deciphers it as the Tree of the World: its link with the Southern Cross and the South Celestial Pole, and its trace in the sacred traditions of the Americas, from the Mesoamerican codices to Tiwanaku and Cusco.
Measured and mapped: the old road to Saqsaywaman follows the 22.5° of the whole Koricancha layout.
Archive · November 2026HBO interview at SaqsaywamanDuring the 2001 excavations, HBO interviewed Anselm Pi Rambla about the legends of the Andean underworld.
Sep 2026 · ResearchThree enigmas, measured.The orientation of the Candelabro, the Sun of the Solar Drum of the Koricancha and the alignment of temples in Cusco.
Sep 2026 · ResearchGeopolymers: the enigma of the stoneTrevor Hawke investigates whether the stones of Cusco were carved or made.
Umbilicus Mundi
The master map of the research: the Dragon's Tail, the World Tree, the Qhapaq Ñan and the Navel of the World.
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The convergence between Enrico Mattievich and Anselm Pi Rambla: the Hades of the Greeks and the Andean Ukhu Pacha are the same place.
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