Which of the following hypotheses has not been proposed to explain floral and faunal aspects of Chavín Cosmology? a. During Chavín times the climate was radically warmer and more humid; perhaps the lowland complex of animals—the jaguar, cayman, and the crested eagle—could have once lived in the highlands around Chavín de Huántar

Question

b. Chavín religious leaders deliberately imported Amazonian symbolism in the belief that the exotic lowland people had especially powerful esoteric knowledge.
c. Immigrants from the tropical forest introduced the lowland plants and animals to Chavín de Huántar.
d. Flora and Fauna were disappearing rapidly so residents decided to preserve the record in stone.
e. Local communities could establish branch shrines by pledging support for the regional religious systems and their flora and fauna.

Answer 1

d