Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest

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Why it mattersKey Sicán (Lambayeque) bronze arsenic gold tumi metallurgy with Chimú later pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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Built

c. 900 CE Sicán furnace capital 20 huacas 10 m–40 m high (Huaca del Oro 35 m, Huaca Corte 8 m)

Period

Sicán Middle (900–1050 CE Sicán metallurgy peak) + Inca later

Culture

Sicán (Lambayeque) bronze arsenic gold tumi metallurgy with Chimú later

Purpose

Sicán gold metallurgy city (20 huacas) with 10 m gold-bearing pyre arena Huaca Corte workshop and 30 furnaces — arsenic bronze workshop 10 ha Pompeii of Sican with 30 adobes furnace firing 36 hrs

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1851

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest

2. c. 900 CE Sicán furnace capital 20 huacas 10 m–40 m high (Huaca del Oro 35 m, Huaca Corte 8 m)

   Initial construction / first occupation at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest

• Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — primary structure

  6.4820° S · 79.7849° W

• Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — hydraulic feature

  6.4835° S · 79.7863° W

• Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — Causeway Annex 3

  causeway

  causeway at Batán Grande — Sicán Metallurgy City Pompeii of Adobes Poma Forest — subsidiary complex

  6.4801° S · 79.7865° W