Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port
Middle Horizon Wari (600–800 CE) coastal·Wari·🇵🇪 Ancash Region (coastal), Peru
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About Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port
Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port in Ancash Region (coastal), Peru is a Middle Horizon Wari (600–800 CE) coastal ancient-city attributed to Wari. Wari coastal mausoleum and storage center with 63 tombs, Wari imperial coastal outpost. Giersz: Castillo de Huarmey Wari mausoleum with feather tunics and Wari keros, Wari coastal control.
Why it mattersType-site for highland Wari occupation
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Culture chronology refinement
- 02Imperial administration model
Theories
- 01Defensive puna adaptation
- 02Wari imperial expansion
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. 600 CE
- Period
- Middle Horizon Wari (600–800 CE) coastal
- Culture
- Wari
- Purpose
- Wari coastal mausoleum and storage center with 63 tombs, Wari imperial coastal outpost
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 CE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Systematic archaeological expedition
On the ground
Structures & features
10.0700° S · 78.1600° W · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port — Plaza and Platform Core
plazaCentral plaza and platform mound
10.0698° S · 78.1599° WCastillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port — Residential Sector
residentialDomestic sector
10.0702° S · 78.1598° WCastillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port — Cemetery Extension
necropolisAssociated shaft or chamber cemetery
10.0696° S · 78.1602° W