Catacomb Culture Kurgan North
Catacomb Culture Kurgan North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
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About Catacomb Culture Kurgan North
Catacomb Culture Kurgan North in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Catacomb Culture Kurgan North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
22.3810° S · 68.1416° W · 635 m · 3 mapped features
Catacomb Culture Kurgan North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-village feature at Catacomb Culture Kurgan North
22.3802° S · 68.1408° WCatacomb Culture Kurgan North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Catacomb Culture Kurgan North
22.3817° S · 68.1422° WCatacomb Culture Kurgan North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Catacomb Culture Kurgan North
22.3799° S · 68.1426° W