Verified9.4631° S · 78.2480° W · 1215 m
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 570
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)·Casma-Sechin·🇵🇪 Ancash, Peru
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About Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 570
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 570 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. 3672 BCE
- Period
- Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Casma-Sechin
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1910
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4631° S · 78.2480° W · 1215 m · 4 mapped features
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 570 — Principal Feature
structureCerro Sechin Temple Sector 570
9.4611° S · 78.2485° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 570 — Ancillary Complex
complexCerro Sechin Temple Sector 570
9.4639° S · 78.2475° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 570 — Outlier Feature
outlierCerro Sechin Temple Sector 570
9.4613° S · 78.2496° WCerro Sechin Temple Sector 570 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulicCerro Sechin Temple Sector 570
9.4629° S · 78.2475° W