Verified9.4791° S · 78.2497° W · 648 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 540
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 540
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 540 in Ancash, Peru is a Initial Period (1800-800 BCE) temple-complex.
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Why it mattersKey Casma-Sechin temple-complex.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
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. 2514 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1954
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4791° S · 78.2497° W · 648 m · 4 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 540 — Principal Feature
structureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 540
9.4809° S · 78.2480° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 540 — Ancillary Complex
complexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 540
9.4776° S · 78.2496° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 540 — Outlier Feature
outlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 540
9.4810° S · 78.2507° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 540 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulicCerro Sechin Temple Sector 540
9.4784° S · 78.2492° W