Bandurria Norte
Bandurria Norte Chicama-Huaura · Bandurria North Mound
Late Preceramic Norte Chico Bandurria 4000–2000 BCE (3500 BCE main)·Norte Chico (Bandurria, Preceramic)·🇵🇪 Lima Region, Huaura Province, Peru
About
About Bandurria Norte
Northern mound at Bandurria 4 km south of Huacho on Huaura coastal plain: flat-topped platform 12 m high 90×70 m with sunken circular plaza 15 m diameter on summit, contemporaneous with Caral-Supe. Fung excavations 1960s, Чу Чу re-excavated 2007 revealed plastered temple with offering pits, pre-ceramic cotton textiles and anchovy middens.
Why it mattersSecond major Norte Chico coastal mound after Caral demonstrating coastal-inland preceramic civilization with sunken plaza template.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Why Bandurria north mound repeats Caral sunken circle 50 km south but smaller
- 02Cotton vs anchovy economy balance at 3500 BCE coastal Bandurria
Theories
- 01Coastal satellite fishing for inland Caral cotton exchange (Shady model)
- 02Ceremonial center controlling Huaura river mouth wetlands
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.4000–2000 BCE (Preceramic, Bandurria period)
- Period
- Late Preceramic Norte Chico Bandurria 4000–2000 BCE (3500 BCE main)
- Culture
- Norte Chico (Bandurria, Preceramic)
- Builders
- Norte Chico
- Purpose
- Northern mound of Bandurria coastal center with sunken circular plaza and temple on Huaura valley coastal flat
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.4000–2000 BCE (Preceramic, Bandurria period)
Initial construction
2000 BCE (3500 BCE main)
Major occupation / refurbishment
On the ground
Structures & features
11.1860° S · 77.5890° W · 35 m · 2 mapped features
Bandurria Norte sunken plaza
plaza15 m circular sunken plaza on platform summit with plaster bench
11.1850° S · 77.5880° WBandurria Norte platform base
platform mound12 m platform base with cotton textile offering pits
11.1870° S · 77.5900° W