Ica Stones

Record summary

The Ica Stones are engraved stones depicting dinosaurs, surgery, astronomy, and other anachronistic scenes. They became internationally known through Javier Cabrera’s collection and claims that they preserved an unknown ancient history. Investigations and admissions by local makers have led mainstream scholarship to regard most or all examples as modern forgeries, although collectors continue to dispute that conclusion. The lead is valuable for studying the interaction of looting, tourism, visual analogy, and pseudoarchaeology. Its documentary trail includes collectors, interviews, museum catalogues, and skeptical field investigations.